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.
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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.Manuel Puig
I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.
Manuel Puig
It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied.
Manuel Puig
I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all.
Manuel Puig
What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they?
Manuel Puig
One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently.
Manuel Puig
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