--- title: "1 Grabbed Shoulder Quotes By Peter Hedges" description: "1 Grabbed Shoulder quotes by Peter Hedges. Plus more from Peter Hedges and more Grabbed Shoulder sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d8/peter-hedges-5212_friendship_joan-and-the-judge-had-gone-to-a-sunday_2894491.jpg" --- > [“Joan and the Judge had gone to a Sunday brunch with friends. They would be home shortly, in good spirits probably, unless of course they saw their boy frozen to the mailbox. So Claire and Maggie had no choice. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/joan-and-the-judge-had-gone-to-a-sunday-brunch-with-friends-they/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d8/peter-hedges-5212_friendship_joan-and-the-judge-had-gone-to-a-sunday_2894491.jpg) ## More by Peter Hedges > [There was a part of me that wanted to take my place next to, you know, Debra Granik. She's such a hero for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/there-was-a-part-of-me-that-wanted-to-take-my-place-next-to-you-know/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [Ultimately what I try to do is work on stories I love with people I admire, and sometimes they get made and sometimes they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/ultimately-what-i-try-to-do-is-work-on-stories-i-love-with-people-i/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [I want to make a series of films of contemporary America that feel urgent and deal with sometimes-topical matters, but hopefully in a universal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/i-want-to-make-a-series-of-films-of-contemporary-america-that-feel/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [Let the story lead you. If the story needs to be dark, let it go dark. If it's a sweet, good-for-the-world story, that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/let-the-story-lead-you-if-the-story-needs-to-be-dark-let-it-go-dark/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [GOOD AS NEW was born out of the idea of writing a play where the stakes were high and the collisions were of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/good-as-new-was-born-out-of-the-idea-of-writing-a-play-where-the/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [There are sections of the film that I don't love. There are moments that really lift and elevate, and then there are parts that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/there-are-sections-of-the-film-that-i-don-t-love-there-are-moments/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [I'm looking, often, towards younger people, listening to how they're working, at least they're trying, and some of the old greats, too. Just to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/i-m-looking-often-towards-younger-people-listening-to-how-they-re/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [I don't want to write my life. I live my life. I want to make up a new world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/i-don-t-want-to-write-my-life-i-live-my-life-i-want-to-make-up-a-new/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [I once heard a story, it's probably apocryphal, but I love the notion. That a car had flipped over and the baby was trapped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/i-once-heard-a-story-it-s-probably-apocryphal-but-i-love-the-notion/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [“A man who works all day, every day and loves each apple he uncrates, who cherishes each can of soup - a man like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/a-man-who-works-all-day-every-day-and-loves-each-apple-he-uncrates/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [Everything good in my life can be traced back to my mother's sobriety. She showed me that broken people can - with the help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/everything-good-in-my-life-can-be-traced-back-to-my-mother-s-sobriety/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [Writing a really good screenplay is not easy. It can be a very punishing form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/writing-a-really-good-screenplay-is-not-easy-it-can-be-a-very/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [It's not easy to be a good or wise parent. You do the best you can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/it-s-not-easy-to-be-a-good-or-wise-parent-you-do-the-best-you-can/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [The kinds of movies I make are not easy to get made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/the-kinds-of-movies-i-make-are-not-easy-to-get-made/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) > [When I was a young lad just out of college at the North Carolina School of the Arts, I directed several plays that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/when-i-was-a-young-lad-just-out-of-college-at-the-north-carolina/) [Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grabbed-shoulder/peter-hedges/#itemlist", "name": "1 Grabbed Shoulder Quotes By Peter Hedges", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Joan and the Judge had gone to a Sunday brunch with friends. 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