Dominick Dunne Professions : Writer Born : October 29, 1925 Died : August 26, 2009 Browse All Authors Top 19 quotes by Dominick Dunne Ive lived this very dramatic life, with high points and terrible low points. Nothing has been ordinary, and I want to have the experience of the last breath. I want a little drama to it. Dominick Dunne want ordinary drama If you ever hear anybody refer to Elizabeth Taylor as Liz Taylor, you can be pretty sure the person doesn’t know her. Dominick Dunne liz persons knows The best advice on writing was given to me by my first editor, Michael Korda, of Simon and Schuster, while writing my first book. 'Finish your first draft and then we'll talk,' he said. It took me a long time to realize how good the advice was. Even if you write it wrong, write and finish your first draft. Only then, when you have a flawed whole, do you know what you have to fix. Dominick Dunne editors writing book I am openly pro-prosecution and make no bones about it. I don't think there are enough people out there sticking up for victims. Dominick Dunne justice people thinking People are fascinated by the rich: Shakespeare wrote plays about kings, not beggars. Dominick Dunne kings play people Success is the most valuable commodity. Dominick Dunne commodity valuable You write about what you have access to, and I have been fortunate enough to have a front-row seat on the rich and powerful my entire life. Dominick Dunne rich powerful writing Parties are the nightly ritual of the sophisticated society. Dominick Dunne ritual sophisticated party I loved going along with Alice Steinbach as she goes off on this rare, wonderful adventure, an escape into discovering herself and some of the truly magical places in this world. Dominick Dunne wonderful adventure world For me, the path of failure exceeded by far the joys of success. My plight was hopeless. Dominick Dunne me failure path success I made no pretense of doing balanced reporting about murder. I was appalled by defense attorneys who would do anything to win an acquittal for a guilty person. Dominick Dunne person doing win guilty When you're down and out, there's no meaner place to live than Hollywood. You can get away with your embezzlements and your lies and your murders, but you can never get away with failing. Dominick Dunne live down place you I had never attended a trial until my daughter's murder trial. What I witnessed in that courtroom enraged and redirected me. Dominick Dunne never me courtroom daughter Within me, I knew I would never be a first-rate producer. I wasn't tough enough. Dominick Dunne never me tough enough I always love going back to Los Angeles, because it was my home for 24 years, and I have many friends there. Dominick Dunne back friends home love My father was this famous heart surgeon, a wonderful man... but there was something about me that drove him crazy. Dominick Dunne me man heart father For my type of story and my kind of writing, I think 'Vanity Fair' is the right forum. Dominick Dunne story think vanity writing I think I need pictures with my articles. Dominick Dunne pictures i-think need think I don't understand all about New York society. It's only when they are in trouble that I'm really interested. Dominick Dunne new understand society trouble Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
