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> [I am a lifelong career artist, which itself is a bit of a miracle. It's really challenging to be a career artist. I would say that the argument for grant funding is not only did my movie do some social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/i-am-a-lifelong-career-artist-which-itself-is-a-bit-of-a-miracle-it-s/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

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## More by Kimberly Peirce

> [I like violence because I like looking at it and I like understanding emotional and physical violence and how they work with one another...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/i-like-violence-because-i-like-looking-at-it-and-i-like-understanding/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [If you're writing in the mainstream... Whatever that is - the norm. The norm is likely going to be funded because you're giving people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/if-you-re-writing-in-the-mainstream-whatever-that-is-the-norm-the/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [You try to do as much as you can on set because practical looks cool and practical looks great. Until you get to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/you-try-to-do-as-much-as-you-can-on-set-because-practical-looks-cool/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [The first thing a fascist regime does is burn books. To not have them around would mean to make sure they're not written in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/the-first-thing-a-fascist-regime-does-is-burn-books-to-not-have-them/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [If we educate ourselves, then the desire and need to have art as a part of our lives will happen organically. I would invite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/if-we-educate-ourselves-then-the-desire-and-need-to-have-art-as-a/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [A good horror film is something that taps into something absolutely truthful about us - about what we want, about what we're terrified of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/a-good-horror-film-is-something-that-taps-into-something-absolutely/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [Again, let's pay all due respect to De Palma and put him over here so we're not saying, "Mine's deeper, mine's better." Let's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/again-let-s-pay-all-due-respect-to-de-palma-and-put-him-over-here-so/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [Forget about Republican or Democrat - what about the kid in the middle of the country who wants to play the drums, the kid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/forget-about-republican-or-democrat-what-about-the-kid-in-the-middle/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [Art changed my life. I mean, I would say art saved me. I believe that it made me better at handling my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/art-changed-my-life-i-mean-i-would-say-art-saved-me-i-believe-that-it/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [There are a number of times when we have found, there's a number of old-school special effects in here that are fantastic, but there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/there-are-a-number-of-times-when-we-have-found-there-s-a-number-of/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [In The Shining, you love Shelley Duvall. You love Jack Nicholson. You're let into the intimacy of that violence and it's emotional and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/in-the-shining-you-love-shelley-duvall-you-love-jack-nicholson-you-re/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [I'm a writer who doesn't much think about money because money doesn't really care about me. In other nations, art gets subsidized. Writers aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/i-m-a-writer-who-doesn-t-much-think-about-money-because-money-doesn-t/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [I think there are a lot of writers who would never have an opportunity to make their work. Some presses rely heavily on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/i-think-there-are-a-lot-of-writers-who-would-never-have-an/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [I think it's always a challenge when you're telling a story that people know. But hopefully, good storytelling - well, there's two things. One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/i-think-it-s-always-a-challenge-when-you-re-telling-a-story-that/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

> [I am a lifelong career artist, which itself is a bit of a miracle. It's really challenging to be a career artist. I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-peirce/i-am-a-lifelong-career-artist-which-itself-is-a-bit-of-a-miracle-it-s/)

[Kimberly Peirce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-peirce/)

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