Character Quote by Barry Hannah

I always intended to be light and open. I misjudged the American audience.

— Barry Hannah

I was born in Clinton, Mississippi, which had 1,500-2,500 people when I was growing up - a village.

— Barry Hannah

I never pulled a loaded pistol on anybody, but it got around that I did. It got turned into lore. It's a myth. There's…

— Barry Hannah

“Many robins got in the church from the trees and roosted among the congregation. They were drunk from some berries and fallen persimmons. Come…

— Barry Hannah

You need to see a bit of hell now and then. That, and great joy.

— Barry Hannah

“In Mississippi it is difficult to achieve a vista.”

— Barry Hannah

Where is the angry machine of all of us? Why is God such a blurred magician? Why are you begging for your life if…

— Barry Hannah

My stories do have plot. They're not just scattered language; they're controlled, toward an end.

— Barry Hannah

I wake my wife up at 3 a.m. and say, "Listen to this!"

— Barry Hannah

I lost my second marriage because of drinking, and I loved the woman very much. But I thought I needed booze to write. I'm…

— Barry Hannah

“...it's always your first attempt every time you write, with your only companions being fear and coffee. That's the way it is a lot…

— Barry Hannah

Honestly, I envy painters, who can have a masterpiece in one morning. Or musicians, who can write something in 30 minutes and arrange it…

— Barry Hannah