Bret Easton Ellis Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I think basically most men are misogynistic.”

“No one is drawn to writing about being happy or feelings of joy.”

“Completely committed to adapting 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. This is not a joke. Christian Grey and Ana: potentially great cinematic characters.”

“Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story.”

“I don't know why I write what I write.”

“Writing a novel is not method acting and I find it easy to step out of it at cocktail hour.”

“Are you as much of a criminal if you don't act when there's a crime taking place in front of you as you are one of the participants? That was something that I was thinking about a lot because there are many moments in 'Less Than Zero' where horrific things happen and Clay could do something about them, but his passivity stops him.”

“I'd rather let the fiction speak for itself and I don't want to write fiction that tells people how to feel, and I don't want to be judgmental in the fiction.”

“I do not feel I have a legacy to protect.”

“I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general.”