Certainly, the Hollywood cinema, there's almost nothing of interest coming out of there. Salman Rushdie cinemacomehollywood Change image and share on social
In the movies, the writer is just the servant, the employee. Salman Rushdie employeemovieservant Change image and share on social
What happened in Pakistan was that people were told: You're all Muslim, so now you're a country. As we saw in 1971 with the Bangladesh secession, the answer to that was: 'Oh no, we're not.' Salman Rushdie answerbangladeshcountry Change image and share on social
Thomas Pynchon looks exactly like Thomas Pynchon should look. He is tall, he wears lumberjack shirts and blue jeans. He has Albert Einstein white hair and Bugs Bunny front teeth. Salman Rushdie albertbluebug Change image and share on social
Even when things are at their worst, there's a little voice in your head saying, 'Good story!' Salman Rushdie badgoodhead Change image and share on social
There is a widespread difficulty in the Muslim world, which has to do with how the people are taught about examining their own history. A whole range of stuff has been placed off limits. Salman Rushdie difficultyexaminehistory Change image and share on social
If the culture shifts, if people think differently about women, the art will shift, too. You can't ask art to make social change. It's not what it's for. Salman Rushdie artchangeculture Change image and share on social
I do have a lot of time for people in my life, and friendship is a very important subject for me. I think I'm unusual among the writers I know in that respect. Salman Rushdie friendshipimportantlife Change image and share on social
If Woody Allen were a Muslim, he'd be dead by now. Salman Rushdie allendeadmuslim Change image and share on social
What I worry about and don't like is the way in which the ideology of multiculturalism has declined into cultural relativism. I think that's very dangerous. When the Archbishop of Canterbury, for God's sake, says that you can't have one law for everybody... that's stupid. Salman Rushdie archbishopcanterburycultural share on social
