I think I got spoiled and that writing a short story and getting it published, or writing a novel and getting it published, you pretty much get to do the first, second and third draft yourself without a whole lot of interference. John Sayles draftinterferencelot share on social
There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, 'How can you make a movie during an election that's about politics? What are you doing? Are you trying to influence people's lives?' To which my response was, 'Well, I hope so.' John Sayles americanelectionhope share on social
Well, acting is cheap; I knew all these actors who weren't in the Screen Actors Guild yet, and it happened that they were all just about thirty years old. John Sayles actactorcheap Change image and share on social
When I was really young I didn't know that there was such a thing as a screenwriter. I wrote stories. John Sayles screenwriterstorything Change image and share on social
I never thought about being a writer as I grew up. A writer wasn't something I wanted to be. An outfielder was something to be. Most of what I know about style I learned from Roberto Clemente. John Sayles clementegrowlearn Change image and share on social
The media in America has become so cowed and compromised. John Sayles americacompromisecow Change image and share on social
I certainly grew up seeing more movies and television than I read books, but when it came time to do the thing itself you don't have to hire a lot of people to sit down and write a book, so that was the story-telling medium that was available to me. John Sayles bookgrowhire share on social
I probably wouldn't have done as many as I did in one year, which I did when I was trying to raise money. John Sayles moneyraiseyear Change image and share on social
Michael Moore, whether you like him or hate him, has done something very important. John Sayles hateimportantmichael Change image and share on social
Those are fun, especially if they're going to shoot them in four weeks, because you know they're not going to mess with anything you do, so it can be very imaginative. John Sayles funimaginativemes Change image and share on social
