There was a part of me that wanted to take my place next to, you know, Debra Granik. She's such a hero… — Peter Hedges Hero Copy Share Image
Ultimately what I try to do is work on stories I love with people I admire, and sometimes they get made and… — Peter Hedges Admire Copy Share Image
I want to make a series of films of contemporary America that feel urgent and deal with sometimes-topical matters, but hopefully in… — Peter Hedges America Copy Share Image
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,… — Peter Hedges Dark Copy Share Image
GOOD AS NEW was born out of the idea of writing a play where the stakes were high and the collisions were… — Peter Hedges Alive Copy Share Image
There are sections of the film that I don't love. There are moments that really lift and elevate, and then there are… — Peter Hedges Beautiful Copy Share Image
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.… — Peter Hedges Listening Copy Share Image
I don't want to write my life. I live my life. I want to make up a new world. — Peter Hedges I live my life Copy Share Image
I once heard a story, it's probably apocryphal, but I love the notion. That a car had flipped over and the baby… — Peter Hedges Believe Copy Share Image
“A man who works all day, every day and loves each apple he uncrates, who cherishes each can of soup - a… — Peter Hedges Every day Copy Share Image
Everything good in my life can be traced back to my mother's sobriety. She showed me that broken people can - with… — Peter Hedges Good Copy Share Image
Writing a really good screenplay is not easy. It can be a very punishing form. — Peter Hedges Easy Copy Share Image
It's not easy to be a good or wise parent. You do the best you can. — Peter Hedges Best Copy Share Image
When I was a young lad just out of college at the North Carolina School of the Arts, I directed several plays… — Peter Hedges College Copy Share Image
“No 'buts', Gilbert. You just make sense to me. It's nothing more special than that.” — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I want to make accessible movies for bright people, but I don't want to play games and be coy. — Peter Hedges Cinema Copy Share Image
I feel like there's a certain kind of laughter missing in the world. — Peter Hedges Certain Copy Share Image
I spent so many years trying to become an actor, trying to be a person that I wasn't. — Peter Hedges Actors Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say I'm a religious person, but I am definitely inclined toward asking the big questions. — Peter Hedges Asking Copy Share Image
“I'm told women scream when they give birth because of the intense pain. And I think about how easily life can just… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I try, in my films, to normalize things that maybe 20 or 30 years ago a film would have been about. 'Guess… — Peter Hedges Cinema Copy Share Image
