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Ben Fountain Quotes

I think if you spend much time dwelling on influence you can get self-conscious about every line you write. That's a great way to freeze up.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american

Topics

Great Time Influence Think You Way

Back in my high school years, the Hulk was my favorite Marvel character, and I always enjoy drawing him.

Character School High School Drawing

I think that among my friends I'm known as being a hard worker; I think if you want to be an actor, there can't be any compromise. You have to work all day, every day. It's not a 9-5 job. There's always something to learn.

Work Day Job Compromise Think Learn

That's what makes a character interesting from an actor's perspective - the more screwed up, the better.

Character Perspective Better Actor

To me, regardless of who's in office, the government is strangled by business. And the government's priorities are dictated by business. I mean, why does America, even after healthcare reform, still not have free universal healthcare? I'm sure it has something to do with the insurance lobby.

Business Government Me Free America

I'm not somebody who throws myself out in front of things.

Myself Out Things Somebody Who

I've never really been single! I'm a serial monogamist. Ever since I was allowed to hold a boy's hand, I was like, 'Oh my God! We're boyfriend-girlfriend. We're together!'

God Together Boy Hand Never Single

Biographies of me have usually been compiled from old newspaper clips, untruthful publicity stories, and reminiscences of people who claim to have known me well.

People Me Newspaper Old Well Claim

I stay in a lot.

You can't supervise your own history.

History You Own Your Supervise

We need the federal government to assert their supremacy over the immigration issue and make it clear to state legislatures, cowboy cops, and the American people that the federal government is in charge and effectively enforcing and regulating immigration.

Government People American Need Over

The ecological impact of book manufacture and traditional book marketing - I think that should really be considered. We have this industry in which we cut down trees to make the paper that we then use enormous amounts of electricity to turn into books that weigh a great deal and are then shipped enormous distances to point-of-sale retail.

Great Book Trees Think Impact Down

I'm very wary of large groups of people getting together and trying to believe the same thing. It never seems to end well, whether it's political or religious or whatever.

Together People Believe End Trying

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