Manuel Puig – 15 Quotes

15 Quotes by Manuel Puig

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

– Manuel Puig

I’ve never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized.

– Manuel Puig

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

– Manuel Puig

What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don’t they?

– Manuel Puig

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones.

– Manuel Puig

In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert?

– Manuel Puig

Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.

– Manuel Puig

It doesn’t matter that the way of life shown by Hollywood was phony. It helped you hope.

– Manuel Puig

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

– Manuel Puig

My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor.

– Manuel Puig

For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it’s essential to be free.

– Manuel Puig

Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing.

– Manuel Puig

I’m not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing it makes you feel like an idiot.

– Manuel Puig

If it’s great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It’s a positive force.

– Manuel Puig

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn’t use irony to reduce their power.

– Manuel Puig