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“Early on it was much easier to play leads, but now independent movies are being co-opted by the studio system, and they want bigger names to guarantee more audience and more numbers.”

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Parker Posey

Parker Posey is an American actress known for her roles in independent films, particularly those from the 1990s and early 2000s. She is celebrated for her unique style and acting skills, having had a significant career in the film industry. more

“I was around New York at a time when independent cinema was at its peak and became kind of popular and mainstream. It got some hype, culturally. After that, studios started to have independent companies within their studio system, and they found bigger stars willing to do new material. That's kind of what it's turned into.”

Kind Independent

Author:Parker Posey

“I feel that there are two kinds of writers. I feel that there are writers who are storytellers and then there are those just working out their obsessions. I think I'm a combination. I think, at least for these books, I'm going with fear. I've always been interested in fear. Fear is something I've dealt with in life, and I think it's the main motivating factor of everything, almost. From sex to politics.”

Thinking Kind Book Work Out Obsession Storyteller

Author:Steve Toltz

“Fear of death is understandable, being that we are all going to die, but fear of life and suffering is more of an irrational fear because it's something that can be avoided. The torturous part is that suffering can be avoided if you have good luck. That's somewhat out of our hands, but is it? I don't know. "Is bad luck self-harm by another name?"”

Suffering Luck Irrational Fear Of Death Good Luck Bad Luck

Author:Steve Toltz

“On the one hand I'm writing about somebody about whom I say in the book, "The only thing worse than being a statistic is being a statistical anomaly." So I'm writing about a particularly unlucky person. So that's a special type of hell, to be particularly unlucky.”

Writing Book Hell Special

Author:Steve Toltz