“This is the kind of detail that is forbidden in literature; in a book, no one would dare combine a full moon with Frank Sinatra. The problem with fiction is that it must seem credible, while reality seldom is.”
“The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs to be credible.”
“To be is to do - Socrates.To do is to be - Jean-Paul Satre.Do be do be do -Frank Sinatra.”
“When Frank Sinatra sings Stormy Weather, the flies and the spiders get along together.”
“For one never makes a film out of nothing. To shoot a film is always to shoot something, be it fiction or reality, and the more shaky the reality, the more solid the fiction must be.”
“To them the appearance of the Hell’s Angels must have seemed like a wonderful publicity stunt. In a nation of frightened dullards there is a sorry shortage of outlaws, and those few who make the grade are always welcome: Frank Sinatra, Alexander King, Elizabeth Taylor, Raoul Duke... they have that extra “something”.”