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
It's just as political, what you do in the bedroom is just as political as what you do in public. — Christopher Bollen Copy Share Image
The death drive is parasitic. It runs off of other drives, leeching off of them. — Christopher Bollen Death Copy Share Image
My strength is character. I'm pretty good at building walking-talking humans with brains like beehives. — Christopher Bollen Beehives Copy Share Image
Secrets are never secure because they are always at risk of being found out. — Christopher Bollen Cybersecurity 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
Both my parents were big readers. My dad liked more macho adventure books like Shogun or spy novels. My mother reads murder… — Christopher Bollen 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
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
“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
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
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 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
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
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
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
“All close friendships are marked with competition. Our earliest tests are against our siblings and playmates, and some of that rivalry endures… — Christopher Bollen Close friends Copy Share Image
You sit at a fashion show in another country and you watch all of these paparazzi swarm around a celebrity, only they're… — Christopher Bollen Celebrity Copy Share Image
The Greeks really believed in history. They believed that the past had consequences and that you might be punished for the sins… — Christopher Bollen Consequence Copy Share Image
There's a great scene in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [1974] that I'm obsessed with: Sally is being chased by Leatherface with… — Christopher Bollen Beautiful 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 Copy Share Image
There is a value to moving more slowly through a story. — Christopher Bollen Inspirational Copy Share Image
I have always wanted to be either a cinematographer or a veterinarian. — Christopher Bollen Cinematographer Copy Share Image
![“There's a great scene in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [1974] that I'm obsessed with: Sally is being chased by Leatherface with a chainsaw. And she runs into thorn bushes. And she's getting tangled up in it because she's running fast. But Sally needs to move slowly in order to get through the…” quote by Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/661/christopher-bollen-9436_beautiful_there-s-a-great-scene-in-the-texas-chain_1299207.jpg)
![“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/i/8c7/christopher-bollen-9436_accepting_i-also-remember-when-i-watched-henry-por_2860722.jpg)
