I remember the early 1980s, when I first got one of these fabulous film critic jobs. The downside was sitting through 'Splatteria… — Stephen Hunter After Copy Share Image
Even my pathological love of Japan and its beauties, glories and eccentricities is sorely tested by 'The Grudge 2,' from Takashi Shimizu,… — Stephen Hunter Beauties Copy Share Image
“You lie well, and I appreciate the effort it takes. It’s not so easy, as any commissar knows.” — Stephen Hunter Appreciate The Effort Copy Share Image
The horror movie will not go away. Look at the change in the Hollywood landscape as a signifier of its durability. At… — Stephen Hunter Away Copy Share Image
“Some men are born to destroy, and nothing satisfies them but that. Whatever you’ve got, they want to tear it apart, from… — Stephen Hunter Copy Share Image
I suppose I was formed by too many movies and too much television. At some point I absorbed the dramatic formula. — Stephen Hunter Absorb Copy Share Image
I'm not an expert or a trained ballistician. But it is a subject I've studied intently for 50 years, so I may… — Stephen Hunter Expert Copy Share Image
I've actually published two compilations, if only barely. Hire a private detective and possibly you'll be able to locate them. One was… — Stephen Hunter Able Copy Share Image
“He was the sort of man who demanded results yesterday but then forgot to ask for them tomorrow.” — Stephen Hunter Copy Share Image
As long as 'Pearl Harbor' stays in the past, it's perfect; when it wretchedly changes gears in the late going, it becomes… — Stephen Hunter Across Copy Share Image
“Some are born jerks” she said, “some have jerkhood thrust upon them, and some mature into rich and vibrant jerks. You are… — Stephen Hunter Copy Share Image
“That’s the bravest thing, I think: not to be brave for yourself but for a buddy when it gets you nothing and… — Stephen Hunter Courage Copy Share Image
I love food. I'm a complete foodie. I love to cook. I find it very hard to say no to food. I… — Stephen Hunter Complete Copy Share Image
Having a better and more productive life than my monster father has been my most significant accomplishment. — Stephen Hunter Accomplishment Copy Share Image
But you can still find good films if you read your local film critics and are willing to drive a bit. You… — Stephen Hunter Bit Copy Share Image
“Our Director had a vision, Sheriff Swagger. He envisioned a scientific national police force, incorruptible, untainted by ego, vanity, and politics. Alas,… — Stephen Hunter Dreams Copy Share Image
Since I'm a story-oriented critic, sometimes it's difficult to discuss issues without defining them. At the same time, I try not to… — Stephen Hunter Anything Copy Share Image
“You’re a genius,” she said. “Hardly,” he said. “I just show up and pay attention.” — Stephen Hunter Intelligence Copy Share Image
“As I said, the good die young, and the motherfuckers go on forever, pardon my French.” — Stephen Hunter Die young Copy Share Image
I kind of figured if I couldn't get a job as a dwarf, looking as I do, I should just give up… — Stephen Hunter Acting Copy Share Image
By the '50s and '60s, war movies had become big and impersonal. They almost never bothered to characterize the Japanese enemy as… — Stephen Hunter Almost Copy Share Image
“A man may lie to his psychiatrist, his doctor, his wife, his employer, to God and to Mom, but his teeth tell… — Stephen Hunter Marriage Copy Share Image
“Okay,” he said, “I’m going in.” He turned to Swagger. “Sorry, old guy. A world where she dies so I can survive… — Stephen Hunter Old guy Copy Share Image
I grew up in the suburbs among highly educated people, in a house crammed with books. It was a culture rich in… — Stephen Hunter Activity Copy Share Image
'Memoirs of a Geisha' is everything you'd expect it to be: beautiful, mesmerizing, tasteful, Japanese. It's just not very hot. — Stephen Hunter Beautiful Copy Share Image
