“I always found Louise Brooks interesting. She was an icon of the silent - film era, and I knew she'd grown up in Kansas, and that she was smart and rebellious and sharp - tongued.” FilmFoundInterestingSmartSilentErasRebelliousIconsBrooksKansasSilent Films Author:Laura Moriarty
“I'm drawn to intergenerational tension, and it must have been strong in the 1920s: I wondered how Louise's [Brooks] generation of flappers appeared to the women who came of age at the beginning of the century - wearing corsets, long skirts, and high collars.” LongHas BeensAgeStrongGenerationsCenturyTensionSkirtsBrooksCollarsCorsetsFlappersLong Skirts Author:Laura Moriarty
“While I was writing the book, I went to see Louise Brooks's most famous film, Pandora's Box, at the Tivoli in Kansas City, and it was a lovely experience. You can watch old silent films on DVD or even on YouTube, but it was a different feeling watching her up on the big screen, seeing the film the way people saw it all those years ago.” PeopleWayWritingYearsBookDifferentFeelingsBigsFilmCitiesWatchesSawsSeeingYears AgoSilentBoxesScreensLovelyYoutubeBrooksDvdsKansasBig ScreenPandoraKansas CityPandora's BoxSilent FilmsDifferent Feelings Author:Laura Moriarty
“Yes, Louise Brooks was beautiful and intelligent, and she could be very funny, but obviously there was a deep insecurity there, a real destructive rage and immaturity.” RealBeautifulIntelligentRageDestructiveInsecurityBrooksImmaturity Author:Laura Moriarty
