David Burnett was the son of Martha Foley, who edited the Best American Short Stories series. She hired me to work with David and her to read stories for the anthology. — Terry Southern Copy Share Image
There is no power on earth that can loosen a man's grip on his own throat — Terry Southern Copy Share
When Kubrick decided to go the black comedy route with his movie, he thought of me to give it that flavor. — Terry Southern Copy Share
When I finally made it to the set, I spent a lot of time doing damage control on The Magic Christian. — Terry Southern Copy Share
For a director and a producer to be named on the writing credits is practically unheard of. — Terry Southern Copy Share
Grossing Out dealt with the western nations selling arms to the Third World and exploiting these countries. — Terry Southern Copy Share
I met The Beatles and Stones at the same time, because Michael Cooper was doing several of their album covers. — Terry Southern Copy Share
Blue Movie was based on an idea that Stanley Kubrick had. Somebody came by one day with some porn footage. — Terry Southern Copy Share
David Burnett was the son of Martha Foley, who edited the Best American Short Stories series. She hired me to work with David and… — Terry Southern Copy Share
I don't know why, but I always feel a kind of necessity to write things that are beyond acceptance, that are too offensive or… — Terry Southern Copy Share
The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish. — Terry Southern Copy Share
