“I can work in films as long as the story doesn't have a realistic nature. If I'm working with an allegory, a fantasy, it can be developed in synthetic terms.” IfsLongI CanStoriesFilmLiteratureTermFantasyRealisticAllegorySynthetic Author:Manuel Puig
“All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal with them, not a short story or a movie. It's like a personal therapy.” NeedsStoriesProblemActorsDealsNovelComplicatedTherapyMovieShort Story Author:Manuel Puig
“I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.” NeedsStoriesLiteratureFelt Author:Manuel Puig
“I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.” GivingTwoStoriesHoursSpaceHalfNeeded Author:Manuel Puig
“My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor.” ThinkingNeedsStoriesHumorComicIngredientsSomber Author:Manuel Puig
