My pleasure was to copy, not to create.

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In film, you can't go into analytical explorations because the audience will reject that.

In film, you can't go into analytical explorations because the audience will reject that.

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...

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

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

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....

The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or...

The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or...

I only understand realism.

I only understand realism.

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their...

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their...

The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of...

The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of...

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 think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams.

I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams.

I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at...

I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at...

I allow my intuition to lead my path.

I allow my intuition to lead my path.

All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal...

All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal...

If the novelist shares his or her problems with the characters, he or she is...

If the novelist shares his or her problems with the characters, he or she is...

I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for...

Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for...

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's...

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's...

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their...

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their...

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...

Writers are not meant for action.

Writers are not meant for action.