“As much as I adore Agatha Christie - and I think people make this claim about murder mysteries in general - it's often a very conservative mode of storytelling. Usually it's the greedy, climbing, new-money slimeball who wants to take from the aristocracy.” PeopleThinkingWantMysteryClaimsMurderConservativeStorytellingClimbingAdoreGreedyAristocracyChristieMurder Mysteries Author:Christopher Bollen
“I just think, as writers, especially with a book that takes years to write, you sort of wake up every morning hoping and praying that you can make it work for the day.” ThinkingWritingYearsBookMorningPrayingWake UpEvery Morning Author:Christopher Bollen
“Looking back, [R.E.M.]videos, by in large, have always been art films. I'm thinking of "Losing My Religion." That's a landmark piece.” ThinkingArtFilmPiecesLosingVideoLooking BackLandmarksArt Films Author:Christopher Bollen
“Someone asked me when it was that I felt confident enough in my writing that I could rely on it as a career. The truth is, I never have. I'm always on the hunt for second, third, or fourth careers. Private detective and cinematographer were previous career choices, but now that I'm older I think I'd be a good portrait painter, rug merchant, or florist.” ThinkingWritingEnoughChoicesTruth IsPainterRely Author:Christopher Bollen
“You sit at a fashion show in another country and you watch all of these paparazzi swarm around a celebrity, only they're a local celebrity, maybe a soap opera star, so you don't have any idea who they are, you just know they're famous to a bunch of stunned Italians. It's weird, because when you can't identify who a celebrity is, they can just look like overslicked stand-ins. That might sound awful, but what I mean is, when you think about most actresses, even in Hollywood, they really aren't that fascinating or glamorous in their own right once you strip away the flashbulbs.” ThinkingMeanCountryFashionGlamorousPaparazziFashion Show Author:Christopher Bollen
“I don't think secrets are a bad thing. I think there's this idea that everything needs to be transparent in order for it to be free.” ThinkingSecret Author:Christopher Bollen
