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Manuel Puig Quotes

Argentinian - Author | December 28, 1932 - July 22, 1990

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

Dreams Think Reality Cinema Closer

I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood.

Simple Childhood Me Writing Excited

I only understand realism.

Understand Realism Only

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's the genesis of all my work.

Work Character Problem Understand

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

Beauty Poetry Like Themes His

I haven't been the kind of writer about whom book-length academic studies have been written.

Kind Academic Been Writer Whom

I have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something.

Convince Something Somebody Every

I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.

Space You More Two Half Hours

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.

Myself Understand Need Tell Stories

I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I'm suspicious.

Rock And Roll Name I Can Want Rock

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

Humor Think Universe Forced Part

I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life.

Life Great My Life Influences Had

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