"At eleven I was at the peak of……" — Todd Solondz
"At eleven I was at the peak of my creative powers: I was writing stories and playlets, putting together poetryprojects. I was absorbed by my 'work.' At twelve I was no longer reading or writing, just counting off days and checking them off. I was interested in survival."
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Todd Solondz
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33 Quotes by Todd Solondz
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It is true that the movie is perhaps my most politically-charged. The story is thrust into motion by the idea…
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When part of what you're trying to get at is the truth hidden under a taboo, or when you want…
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I admit there's an element of brutality in all my work - it's part of the truth about human existence…
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People cant help how they look.
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Part of it has to do with this business of being approached in public. I have a distinctive look -…
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The funny thing is, strangers still seem to feel comfortable coming up to me and saying things, but now usually…
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And that's just what I'm saying. I would never want to be like certain people, who change the way they…
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Optimism is not inherently a superior way of viewing the world. Certainly doctors will say it might be better for…
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In particular, people have trouble understanding where I stand in relation to my characters, and very often this gets reduced…
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Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all.
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So far, at least, I haven't found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad…
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When I'm asked who my audience is, I say someone with an open mind, which is not a vacant one…
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