First, unreliability is not the sole preserve of fictional narrators. Second, the pleasure of patting oneself on the back for seizing on instances of unreliability and ignorance is, as the late Frank Kermode may or may not have pointed out, considerable. Geoff Dyer backconsiderablefictional share on social
My Tarkovsky idolatry was at its peak, but 'Nostalghia' really didn't do anything for me. 'The Sacrifice' was similarly disappointing for me. Next thing we knew, he was dead. Geoff Dyer deaddisappointidolatry Change image and share on social
The ritual of film-going in some sense replaced that of churchgoing, because you share something communal, sometimes mystical. Geoff Dyer churchgocommunalfilm Change image and share on social
While writing, I'm always so happy in the middle of a book or finishing a book and really hate starting them, so I often think, 'I wish I had a really big book to write to which I could devote seven years of my life.' Geoff Dyer bigbookdevote share on social
In terms of target audience, who cares what a middle-aged guy like me wants; most mainstream are not catering to me at all. Geoff Dyer ageaudiencecare Change image and share on social
People never read my books for the quality of the documentary value. Geoff Dyer bookdocumentarypeople Change image and share on social
I could never write a book where the point-of-view character was a short person, because I just can't imagine what that's like. Geoff Dyer bookcharacterimagine Change image and share on social
The series 'Generation Kill' is, along with everything else, a sustained critique of the structural and conventional fictions of 'The Hurt Locker.' Geoff Dyer conventionalcritiquefiction Change image and share on social
I've always had this belief that you want to write about universal truths. Geoff Dyer beliefhavetruth Change image and share on social
It really doesn't matter if it happened exactly how I say it happened. Geoff Dyer happenmatter Change image and share on social
