Top 25 Quotes by Bret Easton Ellis

About Bret Easton Ellis

These are some quotes by American author Bret Easton Ellis Author, who was born on March 7, 1964.

I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general.

I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general.

Bret Easton Ellis

No one is drawn to writing about being happy or feelings of joy.

No one is drawn to writing about being happy or feelings of joy.

Bret Easton Ellis

I'd rather let the fiction speak for itself and I don't want to write fiction that tells people how to feel, and I don't want to be judgmental in the fiction.

I'd rather let the fiction speak for itself and I don't want to write fiction that tells people how to feel, and I don't want to be judgmental in the fiction.

Bret Easton Ellis

Are you as much of a criminal if you don't act when there's a crime taking place in front of you as you are one of the participants? That was something that I was thinking about a lot because there are many moments in 'Less Than Zero' where horrific things happen and Clay could do something about them, but his passivity stops him.

Bret Easton Ellis

I do not feel I have a legacy to protect.

I do not feel I have a legacy to protect.

Bret Easton Ellis

I totally relate to Tom Cruise. He's not crazy, it's just the litany of the mid-life crisis.

I totally relate to Tom Cruise. He's not crazy, it's just the litany of the mid-life crisis.

Bret Easton Ellis

Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story.

Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story.

Bret Easton Ellis

Writing a novel is not method acting and I find it easy to step out of it at cocktail hour.

Writing a novel is not method acting and I find it easy to step out of it at cocktail hour.

Bret Easton Ellis

If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.

If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.

Bret Easton Ellis

I feel like I'm not smart enough to answer the questions I'm asked.

I feel like I'm not smart enough to answer the questions I'm asked.

Bret Easton Ellis

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