When you work on a graphic novel or a film with people you've been together through a lot and you've exposed your secrets and weaker sides to each other. — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
Before I started to make films, I didn't give much thought to the way the characters were physically positioned in the story world. — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
“There should be an age limit for patients, he thinks as he takes off his shoes. You just have to say to them, "You… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
I usually start writing stories from tone and not from content - kind of like people who create music and invent the lyrics later… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
Rabbits are played. Nowadays it's all about the turtles. Tell them it's a ninja, they'll freak. — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
“She said I should pick the hall and the date and whatever I want, because it really doesn’t matter to her. That isn’t the point at all. Neither is that Dutch guy — I have nothing to be jealous of there. He’s probably dead already from an overdose or else he’s lying drunk on some sidewalk in Amsterdam, or he… — Etgar Keret Copy Share
Often in writing programs, articulation and clarity are more important than what you actually say. — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
I write in a slangy colloquial speech that has not been common in the Israeli tradition of writing, and that is one of the… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
I write what needs to be written the way that seems genuinely right. If what comes out of it are stories, then it is… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
Collaborating with your wife is amazing because you are doing something together with a person you truly love and know and discover things about… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when you are in a really constrained situation, it makes you more focused about what you want to say and where you're heading.… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
Being published in Arabic is a strong and consistent wish I have. I live in the Middle East and want to be in some… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
“And suddenly the driver remembered how he'd once promised himself that if he became God in the end, he'd be merciful and kind, and would listen to all His creatures. So when he saw Eddie from way up in his driver's seat, he simply couldn't go through with it, and in spite of all his ideology and his simple arithmetic,… — Etgar Keret Copy Share
