The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or her own point of view. If he or she doesn't have a personal point of view, it's impossible to be a creator.
More Quotes from Manuel Puig:
I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.Manuel Puig
My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after directing many masterpieces, I would write my memoirs.
Manuel Puig
I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it makes you feel like an idiot.
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One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently.
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I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry.
Manuel Puig
I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality.
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