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.

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I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and...

I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and...

I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them...

I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them...

One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel....

One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel....

My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life...

My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life...

I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.

I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.

Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.

Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.

I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States....

I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States....

Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality,...

Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality,...

I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States...

I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States...

It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political...

It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political...

I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical...

I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical...

Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is...

Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is...

Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.

Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.

I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality.

I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality.

In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so...

In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so...

I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.

I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.

Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they...

Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they...

I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or...

I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or...

My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.

My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.

I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it...

I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it...