William Boyd Quotes & Sayings
24 most famous William Boyd quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American novelist who passed away on 12 September, 1972.
“I don't think they'll ever make a retro Bond.”
“When you experience bereavement at a youngish age, you suddenly realise that life is unjust and unfair, that bad things will happen, and you have to take that on board.”
“As a novelist, where do you go to tap into memories, and impressions, and sensations? It's usually, in my experience, your early life, before you started thinking of yourself as a writer, because somehow those experiences are unadulterated.”
“I can bore for England on the subject of James Bond. But I knew I couldn't do it frivolously; I had to take it very seriously, however much fun I was having. And I had to make myself, you know, absolutely steeped in Bond and in Fleming and that world.”
“Human beings are interested in the human condition.”
“I have always thought if you are going to make a film, it's much better to have an original script that will play to film's strengths.”
“I have this lock of hair that keeps falling across my forehead. It drives me mad.”
“I let people off the hook too easily.”
“I tend to admire dead people more than the living. All too often, human reality diminishes the glowing reputation.”
“In some ways, you could argue, television is doing far more interesting work than the movies. It's more fulfilling.”
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