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Stacey D'Erasmo Quotes

All writers are magpies, right? We're always stealing bits from different places and then weaving them into our little nest.

Stacey D'Erasmo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1961

Topics

Places Nest Right Always Little Our

We like smashing genres into each other, so if you can find something that's really idiosyncratic in respect to superhero genre and you can smoosh it into it, you usually wind up with something fresh and different.

Respect Wind You Find Fresh Up

If the FBI is now in charge of bad taste, we're all doomed.

Jerry Della Femina

Bad Now Taste FBI Charge Bad Taste

The eggers destroy all the eggs that are sat upon, to force the birds to lay fresh eggs, and by robbing them regularly compel them to lay until nature is exhausted, and so but few young ones are raised.

John James Audubon

Nature Birds Young Eggs Fresh Force

The only thing that I don't like is my kids watching comedy that isn't actually funny. There's a lot of supposed tween comedy on TV that isn't particularly funny, but it's got a lot of laugh track. And I go, 'Please don't watch that. Please just watch something that's actually funny.'

Stephen Colbert

Funny Laugh Comedy Go Watching Kids

I listen to a lot of old music, like Joni Mitchell and David Bowie.

Music Listen Old Like David Bowie

The role of fiction is supposed to be divorced from the role of reality.

Reality Fiction Role Supposed

To be honest, I make very controversial films. The films that I've made have been very, very bold choices.

Choices Bold Honest Controversial

Being the only African American at this level in American Ballet Theater, I feel like people are looking at me, and it's my responsibility for me to do whatever I can to provide these opportunities in communities to be able to educate them.

Responsibility People Me Looking

The person you're playing must have feelings, but if he's not able to show them, then just the subtlest rumblings and nuances can say an incredible amount.

You Feelings Person Say Playing

I am very, very conscious of time. I always wear two watches. People ask me, 'Why do you do that?' Because I was late once,and it cost me a huge opportunity.

Opportunity Time I Am People Me You

The 49ers drafted me assuming I wanted to play more than one year. At the time, I did, too. Things changed. They didn't deserve to be undercut. And I didn't want that to happen.

Time Me Year Play Want Deserve

Food isn't like anything else. It's something precious. It's not a commodity.

Food Anything Precious Something

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