18 Owen King Quotes for You to Enjoy

Owen King

American Author

Born: Feb 21, 1977

About Life Me Own Time Writing

Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar

My first job was as a groundskeeper at the local ballpark in the town where I grew up. There was a lot of down time, and I got to drive tractor, so it was pretty good gig. I've also taught creative writing, dabbled in reviewing and journalism, and toiled as a screenwriter. Owen King

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The last thing I want to do is to present something as 'Stephen King, Part II,' and have it be something that's a big disappointment. Owen King

Disappointment King Big Something Part Stephen King Want Thing Present Last

I didn't want to write a book as Stephen King's son, because all I did was get born, and that's not much of an accomplishment. If that was the reason my book was published, it wouldn't be worth the paper it was printed on. I wanted to do my own thing. Owen King

I think the model that I look at is someone like Jakob Dylan, whose dad is obviously every bit if not more famous than mine. He's a guy who sought to build a career on his own, doing something that's a little bit different than what his father does. Owen King

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The questions about my father are inevitable, regardless of the characters I create or the subject matter. Owen King

Matter Father Inevitable Characters About Subject Subject Matter Questions Regardless Create

I do try to entertain. Owen King

Try Entertain

Comic books and films have a lot more in common than, say, comics and books or films and books. The two art forms, to me, seem like pretty close siblings. Owen King

I like some of the B movies that are intentionally funny. Owen King

Funny Some Like Intentionally Movies

I like 'Reanimator,' and I like 'Evil Dead 2.' But I really like the Corman movies from the late '60s and early '70s, and my favorite is 'The Mask of Red Death' with Vincent Price because - spoiler alert - but at the end of the movie, Vincent Price, he's the evil prince, and to kill him, his court just, like, dances at him. Owen King

Who wouldn't be depressed living in a society that can't agree on reality, let alone health-care policy? Owen King

Alone Reality Living Society Policy Depressed Who Agree

It's hard for me to teach and write my own work at the same time. Owen King

Work Time Me Own My Own Write Same Same Time Teach Hard

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