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Manuel Puig quotes

Argentinian Author December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990

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It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half..."
I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you. Manuel Puig
I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't..."
We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I write novels because there is something I don't understand..."
I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality. Manuel Puig
I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of..."
I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader."
Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film..."
I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical constitution. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the..."
For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've..."
I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money. Manuel Puig
Contrary to what Kafka does, I always like to refer all of my fictions to the level of reality, He, on the other hand, leaves them at an imaginary level. Manuel Puig
Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality, and the result is nothing but a photographing of that reality. Manuel Puig
I write for somebody who has my own limitations. My reader has a certain difficulty with concentrating, which in my case comes from being a film viewer. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after..."
My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after directing many masterpieces, I would write my memoirs. Manuel Puig

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