We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn’t use irony to reduce their power. — Manuel Puig
My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after directing many masterpieces, I would write my memoirs. — Manuel Puig
My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor. — Manuel Puig
Very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently. — Manuel Puig
Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying. — Manuel Puig
Ironically, latin american countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed. — Manuel Puig
While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied. — Manuel Puig
Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious controls our lives. — Manuel Puig
If the novelist shares his or her problems with the characters, he or she is able to study his personal unconscious. — Manuel Puig
In film, you can’t go into analytical explorations because the audience will reject that. — Manuel Puig
I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical constitution. — Manuel Puig
I believe that people who don’t achieve anything in life are isolated and resent those that are successful. — Manuel Puig