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George Pelecanos Quotes

There is nothing like the rumble of a dual-piped American car with something under the hood.

George Pelecanos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: February 18, 1957

Topics

Car American Hood Nothing Something

Office life is very, very strange. It's like no other way of living. You have an intimacy with people who you work with in the office, yet if you meet them on the streets, you both look the other way because you're embarrassed.

Life Work People You Look Living

If I get even five per cent of my ideas out and documented before I die, I'll be lucky. I'm not in danger of running out of riffs or ideas anytime soon. They overwhelm me and it's hard to find time to deal with them.

Time Me Ideas Die Find Lucky

I was a very good baseball player and football player as a kid.

Good Football Baseball Kid Player

When people talk about my charm or looks, it is very flattering. Of course, every woman likes compliments, but I don't take them too seriously.

Woman People Looks Seriously Talk

If I couldn't get to where I wanted to by being my organic self - which is a smart, funny, unapologetically black woman - then I felt like it's not worth doing it if I can't do it the most organic way possible. Which is why I left the music business.

Funny Business Music Woman Smart

There is a wealth of readership for regional language literature in India that is not given importance. We must give respect to our own languages.

Respect Language Literature Wealth

'Lawrence of Arabia' is a film that anyone wanting to become an actor should watch at least six hundred times.

Actor Become Watch Film Wanting Six

The novel avoids the sublime and seeks out the interesting.

Interesting Out Novel Sublime Seeks

I don't blame Le Havre. Back then, I wasn't an easy person to handle. I was always one of the first to mess around. So there were a lot of reasons why my adventure stopped at that point.

Adventure Blame Easy Back Person

I don't discriminate against straight or gay people in casting; I'm open to good acting.

Good People Gay Acting Open Against

Northern New Jersey looks like a cluster of idyllic suburbs, but each of those seemingly normal towns has a dark side that's constantly gossiped about but never publicly acknowledged. They seem to thrive on their strangenesses.

Thrive Dark Looks New Dark Side

I've always loved dancing. As soon as there is good music, I've got to get up and dance. I was passionate about ballet as a little girl.

Good Music Girl Dance Loved Dancing

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