I had absolute freedom to create things on my own and in silence. No rush, the artificial rush by media. Certainly no rush to grow up. We had plenty of boyhood, plenty of girlhood. — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it. I have a motorcycle and tool along the country lanes. I travel at my own speed. — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
I always intended to be light and open. I misjudged the American audience. — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
I was born in Clinton, Mississippi, which had 1,500-2,500 people when I was growing up - a village. — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
I never pulled a loaded pistol on anybody, but it got around that I did. It got turned into lore. It's a myth. There's… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
“Many robins got in the church from the trees and roosted among the congregation. They were drunk from some berries and fallen persimmons. Come… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
Where is the angry machine of all of us? Why is God such a blurred magician? Why are you begging for your life if… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
My stories do have plot. They're not just scattered language; they're controlled, toward an end. — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
I lost my second marriage because of drinking, and I loved the woman very much. But I thought I needed booze to write. I'm… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
“...it's always your first attempt every time you write, with your only companions being fear and coffee. That's the way it is a lot… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
Honestly, I envy painters, who can have a masterpiece in one morning. Or musicians, who can write something in 30 minutes and arrange it… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
