The better the script, the less money there is. That's just the economics of the studio system. — Peter Hedges Economics Copy Share Image
I grew up going to funerals and visiting people in nursing homes. I'm not as afraid of dealing with the dying as… — Peter Hedges Afraid Copy Share Image
My mother, Carole Hedges, was my world until she walked out of our house when I was 7. Actually, she didn't walk… — Peter Hedges House Copy Share Image
Writing a really good screenplay is not easy. It can be a very punishing form. — Peter Hedges Easy Copy Share Image
In my family, if something were to have happened with one of my kids, I think my wife would be the tougher… — Peter Hedges Children Copy Share Image
My job as a dramatist is to find out where these characters want to go, and make it as hard as possible… — Peter Hedges Character Copy Share Image
My older son works in finance and private equity, which he loves, and Lucas works in film and theater. — Peter Hedges Cinema 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
There are very few topics where I can imagine that you might not find humor. And I was stunned at how much… — Peter Hedges Comedy Copy Share Image
I took a look at my own life and realized that I was overinvesting in my kids. I realized that I had… — Peter Hedges Life Copy Share Image
My formative years were all shaped by a mother who was very sad and had a drinking problem, while my father was… — Peter Hedges Angry 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 Actor Copy Share Image
I've always written for actors, and if you want to write for good actors, you have to write parts that are surprising,… — Peter Hedges Actor Copy Share Image
Maudlin scenes where people pour their heart out to one another? I don't want to see it. — Peter Hedges Another Copy Share Image
Harold and Maude' is a film I just keep finding myself rewatching. — Peter Hedges Film Copy Share Image
I love films that take place over a short period of time, and I feel that those films are in our cinematic… — Peter Hedges Cinema Copy Share Image
“Anyway, they took her body to McBurney's Funeral Home in Motley. They'll be planting her tomorrow.” — Peter Hedges Burial Copy Share Image
The bigger the budget, the less an audience is trusted, and that's the difference between a big-budget film and a small-budget film. — Peter Hedges Audience Copy Share Image
I would hope that people might view their fellow beings, all beings, with more empathy, more compassion, with a desire to understand.… — Peter Hedges Compassion Copy Share Image
The most autobiographical thing I've ever written is my second novel, called 'An Ocean in Iowa.' That is pretty close to my… — Peter Hedges Autobiographical Copy Share Image
Pieces of April' was going to be a 3 to 7 million dollar film and we had three entities, two studios, and… — Peter Hedges April Copy Share Image
I grew up going to church every Sunday and my mother was a drug and alcohol counselor, so both of my parents'… — Peter Hedges Church Copy Share Image
