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Siri Hustvedt Quotes

Writers are in control of editing processes - making a sentence better, cutting out a paragraph. But the initial outpouring has very little to do with conscious control or manipulation.

Siri Hustvedt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 19, 1955

Topics

Control Better Editing Manipulation

If I changed my name, everyone would have just known that I changed my name. If I had been anonymous, it would have felt pretentious. It would seem like I'm trying to dodge something. I love my family and have such respect for their work, for their career and talents, and I'm very proud to be connected with them.

Maya Hawke

Work Family Love Respect Proud Name

There is a hero built in all of us.

Michael Israel

Hero Us Built

A lot of young filmmakers bring their movies to my dad because he always gives lots of good editing ideas and notes. He'd be a good film professor.

Sofia Coppola

Good Ideas Young Movies Editing

I feel like the experience I gained at university has really helped to inform me as far as who I wanted to become as an actor and what I wanted to do.

Tom Riley

Experience Me Feel Actor Become Far

Clean up your own mess.

Robert Fulghum

Clean Mess Up Own Clean Up Your

After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my body's way of telling me that this pregnancy wasn't meant to be.

Christie Brinkley

Attitude Me Body Meant To Be Way

I admire Brad Pitt. He hasn't just done leading-man hunky roles; he's done a lot of edgier things.

Corey Sevier

Done Admire Things Just He Roles

There is no happiness outside of ourselves.

Bryant H. McGill

Happiness Outside Ourselves

I think there's a point to regulating, because there are snake oil companies.

Anne Wojcicki

Snake Think Oil Point Because

It's emotional for artists who are women and people of color to have less value placed on our worldview.

Ava DuVernay

Women Value People Color Emotional

Ideally, I want us to be working on things where if we're not working on them, they won't happen; companies where if we don't fund them they will not receive funding.

Peter Thiel

Want Will Happen Things Us Working

I've dealt with many challenges in my life, with my family.

Sean Faris

Life Family Challenges My Life Dealt