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> [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 try to remain relevant and off-balance, but hungry and eager.](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/)

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## 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/)

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