The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish. — Terry Southern Copy Share Image
After Strangelove I also started work on an adaptation of The Collector. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
For a director and a producer to be named on the writing credits is practically unheard of. — Terry Southern Copy Share Image
Grossing Out dealt with the western nations selling arms to the Third World and exploiting these countries. — Terry Southern Copy Share Image
I met The Beatles and Stones at the same time, because Michael Cooper was doing several of their album covers. — Terry Southern Copy Share Image
Blue Movie was based on an idea that Stanley Kubrick had. Somebody came by one day with some porn footage. — Terry Southern Copy Share Image
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 Image
