I think the darker aspect of my fiction-or anybody's fiction-is by its very nature somehow easier to talk about. Richard Russo aspectdarkeasy Change image and share on social
I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard. Richard Russo comedycomiceasy share on social
Cary Grant never won an Oscar, primarily, I suspect, because he made everything look so effortless. Why reward someone for having fun, for being charming? Richard Russo carycharmeffortless Change image and share on social
You can be interested in a Jane Smiley novel whether or not anyone says a word. She enters into her characters' thoughts with great understanding and depth. Richard Russo characterdepthenter Change image and share on social
My books are elegiac in the sense that they're odes to a nation that even I sometimes think may not exist anymore except in my memory and my imagination. Richard Russo anymorebookelegiac Change image and share on social
I get and read an enormous number of first novels. Richard Russo enormousnovelnumb Change image and share on social
What does it feel like to be a parent? What does it feel like to be a child? And that's what stories do. They bring you there. They offer a dramatic explanation, which is always different from an expository explanation. Richard Russo bringchilddramatic share on social
I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long. Richard Russo bookcarecharacter Change image and share on social
I read pretty voraciously. If it's good, I don't care what it is. Richard Russo caregoodpretty Change image and share on social
