I don't know anything about directing, but if you love actors, know your story and hire a great company, then anyone can… — Peter Hedges Actors 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
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
There are very few topics where I can imagine that you might not find humor. And I was stunned at how much… — Peter Hedges Dark Copy Share Image
Family is paramount to me in my life, and my own comes first above everything, and that's something universal that people can… — Peter Hedges Everything Copy Share Image
I can't stop terrorism; I can't cure cancer. But I can put some stories out there in their own quiet way that… — Peter Hedges Cancer Copy Share Image
You could cast nearly any movie in Brooklyn, and now you can film in Brooklyn - for you have studios. — Peter Hedges Brooklyn Copy Share Image
I've read both books that 'Beautiful Boy' is based on, and I can't wait to see that film. I root for that… — Peter Hedges Beautiful Copy Share Image
I learned early on that there are all sorts of stories I have no place telling. — Peter Hedges Stories Copy Share Image
Well, because my films are really about how people interact with each other, and the complexity, and the nuance, and the surprise… — Peter Hedges Cinema Copy Share Image
I used to find limitations frustrating, but I find them enormously liberating. — Peter Hedges Find Copy Share Image
So much of life's dramas, good and bad, play out against family and so it's really inspiring for any number of stories… — Peter Hedges Bad Copy Share Image
And for better or worse, a story like 'Pieces of April' is the kind of story I'm supposed to tell. The kind… — Peter Hedges April Copy Share Image
So, yes, I wrote a script called 'Ben Is Back' that I got to make with a bunch of remarkable artists and… — Peter Hedges Art Copy Share Image
People love conversation, and movies are conversations, and an audience has to participate; it has to fill in some blanks. — Peter Hedges Audience Copy Share Image
In a cement park across the street is this giant sculpture. It is a giant umbrella frame lying on its side. It's… — Peter Hedges Art Copy Share Image
A novel is challenging, because you have more story than you need and you have to select and narrow. — Peter Hedges Because Copy Share Image
I completely hold on to the idea that people are eager if not desperate to be told a good story. — Peter Hedges Good Copy Share Image
I never try to think I have the answer to what people should do or not do. — Peter Hedges Answer 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 Books Copy Share Image
“Tucker is on a roll. It usually takes two beers for him to like himself but tonight he only needs half a… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
When I did 'Gilbert Grape,' Lasse Hallstrom let me be on the set with him and in the editing room and in… — Peter Hedges Cinema Copy Share Image
The Orpheus myth is my favorite myth, and the prodigal son is my favorite parable. — Peter Hedges Favorite Copy Share Image
