American - Writer | October 28, 1951 -
Twain is my keystone. He reminds me of my people because that's the way they told stories.
Joe R. Lansdale
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I really hate racism because I saw people denied possibilities.
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Texas is so wrapped up in myth and legend, it's hard to know what the state and its people are really about. Real Texans, raised on these myths and legends, sometimes become legends themselves.
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The bottom line is, Texas and its people are pretty much what most people mean when they use the broader term 'America.'
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I sold my first story when I was 21 in 1973.
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People in my town were not that into reading, but the overblown way Texans told stories was important.
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'Bubba Ho-Tep' was an accidental story that turned out to be my first film adaptation, and it's still going strong in story and film.
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My father, he couldn't read or write.
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I worked in rose fields, and I worked in potato fields. I did some bouncing.
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I never got a degree; I just started writing.
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I decided with 'Savage Season' to use a lot of things in my life as the basis.
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I've got friends who totally disagree on politics, religion, cultural things, but at the core, we're the same people.
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