Noir Quotes

53 quotes by 41 authors

Dastardly devious, cleverly conceived, and just a whole lot of fun to read, DEATH PERCEPTION is Lee Allen Howard on fire and at his finest.… — Michael Arnzen
Film noir has a mood that everyone can feel. Itâ€™s people in trouble, at night, with a little bit of wind and the right kind… — David Lynch
This is what noir is, what it can be when it stops playing nice--blunt force drama stripped down to the bone, then made to dance… — Stephen Graham Jones
Drawing Dead is a brilliant noir from one of Australia's most exciting new novelists. — Adrian McKinty
Yeah, I was always a big fan of noir. — Robert Rodriguez
Every novel presents a slice of life. A noir policier for example presents one slice, one that perhaps addresses social dysfunction or some sort of… — Alexander McCall Smith
I'm not Josh Brolin or Ryan Gosling. They're more noir than I. — Anthony Mackie
I grew up on the crime stuff. Spillane, Chandler, Jim Thompson, and noir movies like Fuller, Orson Welles, Fritz Lang. When I first showed up… — Frank Miller
Noir is dead for me because historically, I think it's a simple view. I've taken it as far as it can go. I think I've… — James Ellroy
That was certainly true the first time, when I did Body Heat, the first movie that I directed. I was looking for a vessel to… — Lawrence Kasdan
I don't know anybody who doesn't hate being called alt.country. It just sounds like a website. I don't mind being called Americana, I don't mind… — Neko Case
I was always into noir. When I lived in Vermont I was drawing stuff that looked like an amateur doing Sin City. When I first… — Frank Miller
Horror hostess, bondage goddess, Charles Addams cartoon comes to life, Vampire was every first-generation fanboy's wet dream. Scott Poole takes us on an unforgettable ride… — Sheri Holman
One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in… — Roger Ebert
The noir hero is a knight in blood caked armor. He's dirty and he does his best to deny the fact that he's a hero… — Frank Miller
It's a noir world. Unfair things happen. — Rob Thomas
You would kill or enslave everyone? There is so much beauty in the world that theyâ€™d destroy. How do you not see it? (Delphine) Spoken… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I so love the smell of hatred and revenge. Itâ€™s the headiest of concoctions. (Noir) I personally feel that way toward blood. No better smell… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I pity those born of the lighter side. They have no understanding of how seductive cruelty is. The music made out of screams and pleas… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Are you always this random? (Jericho) Mostly. It really irritates Noir. Which is just an added bonus for me. At least so long as I… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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