--- title: "14 Kind Quotes By John Buffalo Mailer" description: "14 Kind quotes by John Buffalo Mailer. Plus more from John Buffalo Mailer and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_boys_as-a-screenwriter-you-re-the-towel-boy-i_3090953.jpg" --- > [As a screenwriter you're the towel boy in the whorehouse. I mean you know you're lucky if you're invited to set. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/as-a-screenwriter-you-re-the-towel-boy-in-the-whorehouse-i-mean-you/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_boys_as-a-screenwriter-you-re-the-towel-boy-i_3090953.jpg) > [It seems to be the sense that once you throw guys in prison they're not going to come out. No, they're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/it-seems-to-be-the-sense-that-once-you-throw-guys-in-prison-they-re/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_beast_it-seems-to-be-the-sense-that-once-you-t_1018909.jpg) > [I'm probably most proud of the plays that I've written just because as the playwright, you know, you're God. You get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-m-probably-most-proud-of-the-plays-that-i-ve-written-just-because/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9b/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_kind_i-m-probably-most-proud-of-the-plays-tha_906476.jpg) > [There's also just socially, personally. There is something naughty about pot. There is something that is rebellious and outlawish and a kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/there-s-also-just-socially-personally-there-is-something-naughty/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93a/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_eye_there-s-also-just-socially-personally-th_1268961.jpg) > [It's a certain kind of human compact that obviously you lose as soon as there is a screen and a camera there,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/it-s-a-certain-kind-of-human-compact-that-obviously-you-lose-as-soon/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e92/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_cell-phone_it-s-a-certain-kind-of-human-compact-tha_209605.jpg) > [Norman Mailer loved women so much. I mean probably more than anything in the world he loved women. He got put into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/norman-mailer-loved-women-so-much-i-mean-probably-more-than-anything/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c0/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_anti-feminist_norman-mailer-loved-women-so-much-i-mean_2502082.jpg) > [I don't know if it's possible for anyone to really have that level of a voice anymore because our media is so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-don-t-know-if-it-s-possible-for-anyone-to-really-have-that-level-of/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_disaster_i-don-t-know-if-it-s-possible-for-anyone_1774894.jpg) > [What it means to be a man is to take on all the emotional pain and work through what you got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/what-it-means-to-be-a-man-is-to-take-on-all-the-emotional-pain-and/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/493/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_business_what-it-means-to-be-a-man-is-to-take-on_2615191.jpg) > [The thing is, to try to talk about a performance that will never be seen again, that was only lived by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/the-thing-is-to-try-to-talk-about-a-performance-that-will-never-be/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_dream_the-thing-is-to-try-to-talk-about-a-perf_1277103.jpg) > [I would say the only one person I know of who kind of combines the elements that my father brought to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-would-say-the-only-one-person-i-know-of-who-kind-of-combines-the/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_academic_i-would-say-the-only-one-person-i-know-o_2587799.jpg) > [I had a lot of preconceived notions going in the Wall Street. It wasn't an industry that I really respected much. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-had-a-lot-of-preconceived-notions-going-in-the-wall-street-it-wasn/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/926/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_customer_i-had-a-lot-of-preconceived-notions-goin_2868623.jpg) > [Ten years ago when I started out I was kind of told I was insane for trying to pursue multiple fields at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/ten-years-ago-when-i-started-out-i-was-kind-of-told-i-was-insane-for/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b5/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_five-years_ten-years-ago-when-i-started-out-i-was-k_2254512.jpg) > [It's always an interesting question of what was it like as Norman Mailer's son because I could easily turn it back and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/it-s-always-an-interesting-question-of-what-was-it-like-as-norman/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/942/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_age_it-s-always-an-interesting-question-of-w_2092855.jpg) > [A company that was I think the one I learned the most from in Wall Street 2, just in terms of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/a-company-that-was-i-think-the-one-i-learned-the-most-from-in-wall/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_adrenaline_a-company-that-was-i-think-the-one-i-lea_3023890.jpg) ## Other authors on Kind ## More by John Buffalo Mailer > [I think that if you look at places like Amsterdam and places where pot is very legal they do well with it. There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-think-that-if-you-look-at-places-like-amsterdam-and-places-where/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [I just I love telling stories and as long as I can make my living doing that in all the different mediums that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-just-i-love-telling-stories-and-as-long-as-i-can-make-my-living/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [I think that you know you have experts in fields who spend their life studying one thing. When an event goes on that chances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-think-that-you-know-you-have-experts-in-fields-who-spend-their-life/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [It's a certain kind of human compact that obviously you lose as soon as there is a screen and a camera there, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/it-s-a-certain-kind-of-human-compact-that-obviously-you-lose-as-soon/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [I think about the college graduating classes and high school classes that are coming up now they're in a unique position. I mean they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-think-about-the-college-graduating-classes-and-high-school-classes/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [What's against legalization in a practical sense? A couple of college kids figured out how to take a hemp plant and turn it into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/what-s-against-legalization-in-a-practical-sense-a-couple-of-college/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [I mean the price of our technology may very well end up being our humanity, so I think you got to have that balance.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-mean-the-price-of-our-technology-may-very-well-end-up-being-our/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [We've been duped into believing we don't have 25 minutes to have something change our life. We don't have 2. You know, we're tweeting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/we-ve-been-duped-into-believing-we-don-t-have-25-minutes-to-have/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [My father, Norman Mailer, expected a lot from us and he really pushed us and you know one of his favorite lines was, "If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/my-father-norman-mailer-expected-a-lot-from-us-and-he-really-pushed/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [Whatever the reasons, 2008 it felt as though the combination of distribution models starting to tighten and the publishing and film and music industries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/whatever-the-reasons-2008-it-felt-as-though-the-combination-of/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [My hope is that the film Wall Street 2 will actually serve as a way for us to bridge that gap between Wall Street…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/my-hope-is-that-the-film-wall-street-2-will-actually-serve-as-a-way/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [You're going to find the good people and bad all around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/you-re-going-to-find-the-good-people-and-bad-all-around/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [I think that one of the things that my dad was grappling with towards the end was how that shift had happened now and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-think-that-one-of-the-things-that-my-dad-was-grappling-with-towards/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [I'm probably most proud of the plays that I've written just because as the playwright, you know, you're God. You get to do everything.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-m-probably-most-proud-of-the-plays-that-i-ve-written-just-because/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) > [I remember talking to my dad about legalization in a book we did together called "The Big Empty." He was saying like, "Oh, no,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-remember-talking-to-my-dad-about-legalization-in-a-book-we-did/) [John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/john-buffalo-mailer/#itemlist", "name": "14 Kind Quotes By John Buffalo Mailer", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As a screenwriter you're the towel boy in the whorehouse. I mean you know you're lucky if you're invited to set. 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