“I always feel I have made unfilmable books. I even felt that way about a book of mine that was later made into a movie. But my wife, who has made two films, thinks this one would make a very original film. I'm all for original films.” ThinkingWayFeelsMadeTwoBookFilmFeltWifeMinesOriginalsMy Wife Author:Rick Moody
“Updike worked this way, and I just kinda borrowed it from him. So the memoir will be relief from novel writing for a moment.” WayWritingMomentsNovelMemoirReliefBorrowedNovel Writing Author:Rick Moody
“Cool is spent. Cool is empty. Cool is ex post facto. When advertisers and pundits hoard a word, you know it's time to retire from it. To move on. I want to suggest, therefore, that we begin to avoid cool now. Cool is a trick to get you to buy garments made by sweatshop laborers in Third World countries. Cool is the Triumph of the Will. Cool enables you to step over bodies. Cool enables you to look the other way. Cool makes you functional, eager for routine distraction, passive, doped, stupid.” KnowsWorldWayWantLooksMadeCountryBodyMovingStepsStupidEmptyThirdsTricksPostsTriumphRoutineDistractionRetiringPassiveExesGarmentsThird WorldLaborersAdvertisersPunditsThird World CountriesSweatshops Author:Rick Moody
“I have worked really hard to defy categorization, to break down a taxonomy whenever it comes my way.” WayHardBreakMy WayBreaking DownCategorizationTaxonomy Author:Rick Moody
