I'd had the experience with Giuseppe Conti, I said, "My God, that's my movie!" I kept seeing [The Day the Earth Stood… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
My father would conclude his dissertations by saying, "Of course, [Albert] Einstein never believed in gravity. It was a distortion of space."… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
[The Theosophical Society] are ideologues in terms of the way they present the material. That's one of the reasons why, when they… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
When I was in New York working for [Frederick] Kiesler, at night I listened to Jean Shephard who lasted from 1957 until… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
[My father] was a banker. He was the president of the Cambridge Trust Company, the head of the trust department, and he… — Paul Laffoley Banker Copy Share Image
I started with "Pickman's Model," because it was about Boston. I mean, what I loved about [H. P. Lovecraft], at first is… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
At one time in the mid-'70s I became the president of the Boston-Cambridge chapter of the World Future Society. Because I'd been… — Paul Laffoley Boston Copy Share Image
It's called "Pickman's Mephitic Models," based on the story [Pickman's Model by H. P. Lovecraft].Certain things about it many people don't realize.… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
In other words, you've got a journey as the plot, but it has to be in a lively environment, being able to… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
[My father] had this quirky thing of not believing in gravity. And giving me a constant headache about that one. He would… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
[H.P.Lovecraft] is thrust into some kind of outer space realm, like here [pointing toward the painting in progress]. In other words, he's… — Paul Laffoley Anti christ Copy Share Image
At 15 [my father] revolted against his father like any teenager, and said, "I'm out of here! What are you doing to… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
We would go on retreats to Florence. The people in the planning team got to be good friends and so we did… — Paul Laffoley Age Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was getting information in areas that no one else was getting. I think that was one of the… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
Now, we know this is what [H.P.] Lovecraft was into. Because he kept talking about how he wasn't interested in religion. In… — Paul Laffoley Heaven Copy Share Image
![“I'd had the experience with Giuseppe Conti, I said, "My God, that's my movie!" I kept seeing [The Day the Earth Stood Still] everywhere I could. Then finally, when VHS and DVDs came out, I got that. And I keep watching it all the time.” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5b2/paul-laffoley-7077_dvds_i-d-had-the-experience-with-giuseppe-con_1810716.jpg)
![“My father would conclude his dissertations by saying, "Of course, [Albert] Einstein never believed in gravity. It was a distortion of space." And so my father couldn't believe that an attraction at a distance was a reality.” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/80f/paul-laffoley-7077_attraction_my-father-would-conclude-his-dissertatio_1236067.jpg)
![“[The Theosophical Society] are ideologues in terms of the way they present the material. That's one of the reasons why, when they teach their courses, you only get a smidgen of stuff and you have to keep coming back every week. They won't do an overview. Because they're trying to bypass your…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/90a/paul-laffoley-7077_bypass_the-theosophical-society-are-ideologues_3217857.jpg)
![“When I was in New York working for [Frederick] Kiesler, at night I listened to Jean Shephard who lasted from 1957 until 1976 and then went off the air. But also I was listening to Long John Nebel. Now, Long John was what Art Bell and George Noory do now.” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/2fd/paul-laffoley-7077_air_when-i-was-in-new-york-working-for-frede_855897.jpg)
![“[My father] was a banker. He was the president of the Cambridge Trust Company, the head of the trust department, and he taught classes at the Harvard Business School. And he was a member of the Harvard Faculty Club, which I am, too, because what I did is... I have the same name as my father, only…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/64f/paul-laffoley-7077_bankers_my-father-was-a-banker-he-was-the-presid_1297432.jpg)
![“I started with "Pickman's Model," because it was about Boston. I mean, what I loved about [H. P. Lovecraft], at first is his sense of scholarship of an area, setting an environment, enlivening it. I think that's one of the secrets of writing.” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c64/paul-laffoley-7077_areas_i-started-with-pickman-s-model-because-i_699330.jpg)
![“It's called "Pickman's Mephitic Models," based on the story [Pickman's Model by H. P. Lovecraft].Certain things about it many people don't realize. Pickman was a real painter who lived between 1888 and 1926. Now, there's a question mark [gesturing toward the writing in the margins of the…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cf6/paul-laffoley-7077_certain_it-s-called-pickman-s-mephitic-models-ba_2476255.jpg)
![“In other words, you've got a journey as the plot, but it has to be in a lively environment, being able to create the mood. If you read "Pickman's Model," in other words, they're winding their way through the Boston Streets and [H.P.] Lovecraft researched what was there.” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d06/paul-laffoley-7077_able_in-other-words-you-ve-got-a-journey-as-t_3168154.jpg)
![“[My father] had this quirky thing of not believing in gravity. And giving me a constant headache about that one. He would say if I showed any interest in gravity, I was becoming a dupe of the system. He could see indications I was beginning to believe in it.” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ad6/paul-laffoley-7077_becoming_my-father-had-this-quirky-thing-of-not-b_2179081.jpg)
![“[H.P.Lovecraft] is thrust into some kind of outer space realm, like here [pointing toward the painting in progress]. In other words, he's recognized he's gone through R'lyeh, the Sunken City of R'lyeh, and then Cthulhu, the extraterrestrial, calls his band of worshippers home to recognize him as…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/464/paul-laffoley-7077_anti-christ_h-p-lovecraft-is-thrust-into-some-kind-o_1509500.jpg)
![“At 15 [my father] revolted against his father like any teenager, and said, "I'm out of here! What are you doing to me?" He thought he wouldn't be involved in that kind of stuff for the rest of his life. He just wanted to make money. He was one of those people who took over the family…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a7c/paul-laffoley-7077_borrowed_at-15-my-father-revolted-against-his-fat_149241.jpg)
![“Now, we know this is what [H.P.] Lovecraft was into. Because he kept talking about how he wasn't interested in religion. In a heaven state there is no religion, meaning that you're seeing the whole thing ... I mean, to worship something means that it's something beyond you, right? In other words…” quote by Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d02/paul-laffoley-7077_heaven_now-we-know-this-is-what-h-p-lovecraft-w_2029774.jpg)