Peter Hedges Quotes

Peter Hedges

American Novelist

Born: Jul 6, 1962

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I wanted to direct long before I'd even written a screenplay. Peter Hedges

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There are so many films I lean on and look toward and return to that give me some guidance on how to keep moving in the world, and that's what film does, at its best. Peter Hedges

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Pieces of April' was going to be a 3 to 7 million dollar film and we had three entities, two studios, and one wealthy man and they all backed out. It was quite a blow. Peter Hedges

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Well, it made perfect sense that I originally wanted to be an actor because every Sunday, we walked into church and we acted like we were the happiest, most together family. Peter Hedges

If there's a photo of a roomful of kids I'm the one with the biggest smile or my hand over my face. Peter Hedges

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A novel is challenging, because you have more story than you need and you have to select and narrow. Peter Hedges

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It's not easy to be a good or wise parent. You do the best you can. Peter Hedges

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Writing a really good screenplay is not easy. It can be a very punishing form. Peter Hedges

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One of the great kicks of having a movie made is that you envision this world. Peter Hedges

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Everything good in my life can be traced back to my mother's sobriety. She showed me that broken people can - with the help of others - turn themselves around. Peter Hedges

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I don't know if a mother's love and a father's love is that different. Peter Hedges

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I grew up in a very loving but very broken family, and I suppose that's why I'm drawn to telling stories about well-intentioned people who are doing their best - but are not always successful - in figuring out how to maneuver through this complicated, bumpy and broken world. Peter Hedges

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Over the course of my creative life, I've trafficked in broken, heroic mothers. Peter Hedges

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I can go years without going to Los Angeles, but I think my living in Brooklyn is critical to my continuing to have a fairly happy life in the film industry. Peter Hedges

You could cast nearly any movie in Brooklyn, and now you can film in Brooklyn - for you have studios. Peter Hedges

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There are sections of the film that I don't love. There are moments that really lift and elevate, and then there are parts that feel clunkier to me. But the totality of 'Harold and Maude' is so much greater than maybe other films that are more perfect or look more beautiful or handle every moment more exquisitely. Peter Hedges

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I've read both books that 'Beautiful Boy' is based on, and I can't wait to see that film. I root for that film. Peter Hedges

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I completely hold on to the idea that people are eager if not desperate to be told a good story. Peter Hedges

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When I go home to Iowa, people assume I live in this very big anonymous place where no one knows each other or wants to. Truth is, I know my neighbors better in Brooklyn than I ever did in Iowa. Peter Hedges

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