[That Cave has long been at the top of his game in another creative discipline clearly didn't hurt either.] Writing dialogue for me is always about rhythm and the musicality of what people are talking about, ... And I find it difficult to write [words that are] merely illustrative or that don't have an innate beauty in the actual line, and that comes from songwriting. And I always say the sentences out loud as I write them to see how they work rhythmically.  -   Nick Cave     Quotes
[That Cave has long been at the top of his game in another creative discipline clearly didn't hurt either.] Writing dialogue for me is always about rhythm and the musicality of what people are talking about, ... And I find it difficult to write [words that are] merely illustrative or that don't have an innate beauty in the actual line, and that comes from songwriting. And I always say the sentences out loud as I write them to see how they work rhythmically. Nick Cave