The death drive is parasitic. It runs off of other drives, leeching off of them. — Christopher Bollen Death Copy Share Image
It's just as political, what you do in the bedroom is just as political as what you do in public. — Christopher Bollen Bedroom Copy Share Image
I have to say I do read partly for escapism. Why can't I escape and learn something? — Christopher Bollen Books Copy Share Image
There's something about fear and aesthetic that go hand in hand. — Christopher Bollen Aesthetic Copy Share Image
There is something very romantic about the orphan figure in American literature. — Christopher Bollen American literature Copy Share Image
We've come under the influence of television, where in all honesty we can follow a show that could just get cancelled midway… — Christopher Bollen Honesty Copy Share Image
Looking back, [R.E.M.]videos, by in large, have always been art films. I'm thinking of "Losing My Religion." That's a landmark piece. — Christopher Bollen Art Copy Share Image
I was never afraid on stage. That's where I was the least afraid. I could just do what I do and I… — Christopher Bollen Afraid Copy Share Image
There's a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It's like solving a… — Christopher Bollen Creating Copy Share Image
The first horror movie I saw, in first or second grade, was My Bloody Valentine [1981], where there's a deranged killer in… — Christopher Bollen Bloody Copy Share Image
I had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time. — Christopher Bollen Doors Copy Share Image
I'm convinced I was the only kid ever who had a Death on the Nile [1978] movie poster and a Murder on… — Christopher Bollen Bedroom Copy Share Image
“Like all paintings, the portrait was ruined at the first stroke of paint; it would never be exactly as she had imagined… — Christopher Bollen Artist Copy Share Image
If you've been in the art world for more than eight years, you realize another generation is making the exact same work… — Christopher Bollen Art Copy Share Image
I like the idea of the book being wiser than the person who wrote it. None of the novels I've written are… — Christopher Bollen Being wise Copy Share Image
It's always fun to welcome new people into your life. When dating anyone or becoming friends with anyone who has a different… — Christopher Bollen Creative Copy Share Image
I wanted to reexamine the idea of the album for generations of people who are not my age, who love music or… — Christopher Bollen Age Copy Share Image
Someone asked me when it was that I felt confident enough in my writing that I could rely on it as a… — Christopher Bollen Career Copy Share Image
It is a little out of touch to presume that someone wants to follow your every observation and insight over the course… — Christopher Bollen Books Copy Share Image
An album for me as a teenager in the '70s was a fully formed concept. It was a body of work from… — Christopher Bollen Album Copy Share Image
It's always surprised me that mainstream America had the good taste to like R.E.M. It doesn't have the digestible quality the general… — Christopher Bollen America Copy Share Image
“That’s what children eventually were for their aging parents: custodians of technology, free personal IT departments keeping them from disappearing forever” — Christopher Bollen Aging parents Copy Share Image
There's also something sexual about watching the nubile girl in terror. But you do take on her fear as your own. — Christopher Bollen Fear Copy Share Image
We lost so many talented artists and writers from the generations before ours that we're really lacking older figureheads. — Christopher Bollen Art Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to figure out where I want to be. But it's definitely in New York. I feel like New… — Christopher Bollen Challenges Copy Share Image
You find when you're writing a detective story that you're actually not trying to solve anything. You're trying to stop the reader… — Christopher Bollen Books Copy Share Image
There are certain moments where artwork might seem like it's part of someone's career - if you really know the art world… — Christopher Bollen Art Copy Share Image
My parents were great parents, but for some bizarre reason they allowed me to watch whatever I wanted on TV, we had… — Christopher Bollen Bizarre Copy Share Image
Both my parents were big readers. My dad liked more macho adventure books like Shogun or spy novels. My mother reads murder… — Christopher Bollen Bigs Copy Share Image
I've never had a mentor. I've always wanted one. I'm actually really disappointed that nobody took my under their wing. — Christopher Bollen Disappointed Copy Share Image
I also remember when I watched Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer [1990] at, like, age 15. That scared the crap out… — Christopher Bollen Accepting Copy Share Image
For me, cultivation of my own style really started by looking at people. There are just some really beautiful people in the… — Christopher Bollen Beautiful Copy Share Image
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![“I also remember when I watched Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer [1990] at, like, age 15. That scared the crap out of me. Because it didn't operate inside the usual conventions of the horror genre in the way that I could accept. I can accept horny teenager counselors being murdered at camp. But I…” quote by Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8c7/christopher-bollen-9436_accepting_i-also-remember-when-i-watched-henry-por_2860722.jpg)
