Quote

I like the idea of a writer being haunted by his own creation, especially if the writer resents the way the character defines him.

Bret Easton Ellis

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Bret Easton Ellis
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Executive Producer
Journalist
Novelist
Podcaster
Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
Writer
LA
California
Bret-Easton Ellis
Bret Ellis
Writer
Idea
Character
Resents
Ideas
Haunted
Way
Defines
Like
Resent
Especially
Creation

More quotes by Bret Easton Ellis

Image
Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
The snowy owl has eyes that look just like mine, especially when it widens them. And while I stand there, staring at it, lowering my sunglasses, something unspoken passes between me and the bird - there's this weird kind of tension, a bizarre pressure, that fuels the following, which starts, happens, ends, very quickly.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
I wasn't acting on passion. I was simply acting.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
I am gripped by an existential panic.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
but I don't want to wear a condom because I don't feel anything, and she says calmly... glaring at me,If you don't use one you're not going to feel anything anyway.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
There’s no grand plan. All I know is that I write the books I want to write. All that other stuff is meaningless to me.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
I think a lot of snowflakes are alike...and I think a lot of people are alike too.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
I felt lethal, on the verge of frenzy. My nightly bloodlust overflowed into my days and I had to leave the city. My mask of sanity was a victim of impending slippage. This was the bone season for me and I needed a vacation.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
My pain is constant and sharp...this confession has meant nothing
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
Not being able to find meaning can be just as powerful as finding meaning.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
Everyone I know who is successful has issues with their father, regardless of whether it was sports or business or entertainment.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
Disappear Here. The syringe fills with blood. You're a beautiful boy and that's all that matters. Wonder if he's for sale. People are afraid to merge. To merge.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
And as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
I think basically most men are misogynistic.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
The seeds of love have taken hold and if we won't burn together, I'll burn alone.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
I feel like I'm not smart enough to answer the questions I'm asked.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
If you come at movies with your own sense of morality and not your own sense of aesthetics, I think you're screwed. I think that's not a way to look at movies.
Bret Easton Ellis
Image
He was simply someone who floated through our lives and didn't seem to care how flatly he perceived everyone or that he'd shared our secret failures with the world, showcasing the youthful indifference, the gleaming nihilism, glamorizing the horror of it all.
Bret Easton Ellis