I allow my intuition to lead my path. Manuel Puig More Quotes by Manuel Puig More Quotes From Manuel Puig I haven't been the kind of writer about whom book-length academic studies have been written. Manuel Puig study literature book I have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something. Manuel Puig convince novel literature Tardiness in literature can make me nervous. Manuel Puig tardiness hygiene literature I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it. Manuel Puig universe humor thinking 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 cinema literature reality I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side. Manuel Puig decision literature sides Hitchcock makes it very clear to us. There's an objective and a subjective camera, like there's a third- and a first-person narrator in literature. Manuel Puig narrators cameras objectivity 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 movie stories needs We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power. Manuel Puig use trying needs The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard! Manuel Puig tension tasks language I only understand realism. Manuel Puig realism I believe that people who don't achieve anything in life are isolated and resent those that are successful. Manuel Puig successful believe people The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you'll never be unhappy again. Manuel Puig unhappy feelings thinking One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently. Manuel Puig different reading attention 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 literature special believe My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor. Manuel Puig humor needs thinking I do believe that reading can help you understand what you're writing and see what others are doing. But sometimes the desire for more information can act as an inhibitor. Manuel Puig reading writing believe I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all. Manuel Puig theme beauty Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing. Manuel Puig saws growing-up years In film, you can't go into analytical explorations because the audience will reject that. Manuel Puig exploration film ghouls
