The experienced writer says to the anguished novice: 'Just do it; get something, anything, on to the screen or page, just establish a flow of words, and criticise them later.' You give this advice but can't always take it.
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HILARY DUFF I can remember crying on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 after being released from the show a few yea... HILARY SWANK It's something that I feel strongly about, HILARY DUFF Anywhere But Here. HILARY DUFF I'm not anywhere close to being a mom, but I hope that people leave her alone so she and her husband... HILARY DUFF [Singer-actress Hilary Duff credits her newly slimmed-down figure to eating small meals throughout t... HILARY DUFF (On wake up) It's a cool upbeat catchy pop tune, so don't forget to get your ticket to my concert!!!... HILARY DUFF I'd love to work with Quentin Tarantino but I think I need to take baby steps into more adult materi... HILARY DUFF I love clothes. I can't control myself. I have a huge fetish for shoes and clothes and make-up. I'm ... HILARY DUFF All the responsibility was on me, because I went into the studio without my label saying, 'Work with... HILARY DUFF Our Lips Are Sealed. HILARY DUFF Don't you hate it when the demons of the world drag you down when you want so badly to be like the H... HILARY WILLIAMS I felt a little nervous when the album was coming out because I did it with Joel and Benji [Madden],... HILARY DUFF For somebody living in Middle America that lives a completely normal life with a normal job and norm... HILARY DUFF Isn't she always in the news for being in fights with some other chick? HILARY DUFF I'd rather be seen the way I am now instead of falling over myself walking out of a club, HILARY DUFF To be passive is to a pushover. HILARY WILLIAMS We would argue that it's more unfair to hand them a diploma that doesn't mean anything and doesn't a... HILARY MCLEAN [The series on these networks also often focused on the adolescent years, historically a treacherous... HILARY DUFF