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Manuel Puig quotes

Argentinian Author December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990

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Manuel Puig quote: "I believe that people who don't achieve anything in life are..."
I believe that people who don't achieve anything in life are isolated and resent those that are successful. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "It doesn't matter that the way of life shown by Hollywood was..."
It doesn't matter that the way of life shown by Hollywood was phony. It helped you hope. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic..."
My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had..."
I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music..."
I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it makes you feel like an idiot. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you'll..."
The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you'll never be unhappy again. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished...."
If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his..."
I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all. Manuel Puig
If a spectator with a philosophical mind, somebody accustomed to reading books, gets the same kind of information in a movie, he might not fully understand it. Manuel Puig
All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal with them, not a short story or a movie. It's like a personal therapy. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their..."
Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time. Manuel Puig
I can work in films as long as the story doesn't have a realistic nature. If I'm working with an allegory, a fantasy, it can be developed in synthetic terms. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young..."
Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying. Manuel Puig
I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's..."
I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams. Manuel Puig

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