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There is nothing more depressing than toast that no one eats.
Peter Hedges Quotes: There is nothing more depressing
In the living room, the consensus among the guests was that Scotty's looks favored his father, but the Judge was quick to disagree: 'He doesn't look a thing like me. He looks like an hors d'oeuvre.'

Hearing this, Joan thought the following, and pledged it to herself, as both prayer and promise: You will be loved, Scotty Ocean.

And while the guests laughed at the Judge's remark, Joan leaned over and softly whispered to her newborn son, 'You will be loved.
Peter Hedges Quotes: In the living room, the
He sees me through the glass. We both nod like we give a small shit about each other.
Peter Hedges Quotes: He sees me through the
Gilbert?
Some days I hate all those who know my name.
Peter Hedges Quotes: Gilbert?<br>Some days I hate all
Wait a minute, I'm thinking, was this another one of those conversations where what is meant and what is being said are not the same thing?
Peter Hedges Quotes: Wait a minute, I'm thinking,
I don't know anything about directing, but if you love actors, know your story and hire a great company, then anyone can direct a film.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I don't know anything about
He loves to hide, but only if you take the time to find him. And while I suspect that's true for most people, only a retard or a kid would admit it.
Peter Hedges Quotes: He loves to hide, but
My brother's costume is the exception. He looks like an American. In fact, he behaves like one. When he tried to pick up the first kid he knocked down, he smashed into several others, it snowballed, chaos ensued. My brother very much resembled America today in pretty much all things.
Peter Hedges Quotes: My brother's costume is the
Bettering your life, getting a fresh start, the bright side. Spout these concepts daily and you will survive in Endora; you might even thrive.
Peter Hedges Quotes: Bettering your life, getting a
I can't stop terrorism; I can't cure cancer. But I can put some stories out there in their own quiet way that talk about tolerance.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I can't stop terrorism; I
These eggs are broken. Cracked."
"Yes, ma'am. That happens sometimes."
"Does it?"
"Yes, it's the unfortunate part of being an egg.
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I could go at any time now.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I could go at any
I would hope that people might view their fellow beings, all beings, with more empathy, more compassion, with a desire to understand. Even if they can't know why people are the way they are, to understand that they're probably that way for a good reason.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I would hope that people
You can tell the idyllic nature of a family by the upkeep of its picnic table. Ours is its own indictment. We are splintering and peeling. We rot.
Peter Hedges Quotes: You can tell the idyllic
Anyway, they took her body to McBurney's Funeral Home in Motley. They'll be planting her tomorrow.
Peter Hedges Quotes: Anyway, they took her body
I have seen God and he is this girl.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I have seen God and
I was fine till the finger, I say to myself, as I shift to reverse. You don't flip off Gilbert Grape. Let that be known.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I was fine till the
I've wanted to direct for a long time, but it had to be a story I wanted to tell. The writer's job is to find the story that he should tell.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I've wanted to direct for
I never want to regret. 'Regret' is the ugliest word.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I never want to regret.
God forgives you your sins."
I say right back, "And I forgive him his.
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GOOD AS NEW was born out of the idea of writing a play where the stakes were high and the collisions were of a verbal nature. Also I wanted to write a play where people were smarter than I was, and more alive than I feel normally. I became interested in the idea of characters who would surprise me. I guess one could argue that nothing comes out of you that wasn't within you to begin with, but maybe there are ways to trick yourself into becoming more an observer or an advocate for the characters.
Peter Hedges Quotes: GOOD AS NEW was born
I'm told women scream when they give birth because of the intense pain. And I think about how easily life can just slide away, like thawing ice. And how it's only the living that scream.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I'm told women scream when
How can you kill a man who'd already been dead for years?
Peter Hedges Quotes: How can you kill a
Joan and the Judge had gone to a Sunday brunch with friends. They would be home shortly, in good spirits probably, unless of course they saw their boy frozen to the mailbox.
So Claire and Maggie had no choice. They each grabbed a shoulder and hooked under an elbow and yanked suddenly without warning. Scotty brought his hands quickly to his mouth. All three stood quietly staring at the miniature pink circle of flesh still stuck on the mailbox.
"It looks like a little pizza," said Maggie without thinking.
Peter Hedges Quotes: Joan and the Judge had
Tucker is on a roll. It usually takes two beers for him to like himself but tonight he only needs half a can.
Peter Hedges Quotes: Tucker is on a roll.
Arnie pulls at my T-shirt. I shove his hand away. He pushes down the toilet handle and the bathroom fills with that flush sound. Tucker says, "You taking a dump?"
"No."
"Liar. I heard the flush. You were taking a dump."
"But I ... "
"I just wish you'd admit it. We got to be honest with each other."
"But ... "
"I heard the flush, Gilbert. You can't fool Tucker Van Dyke.
Peter Hedges Quotes: Arnie pulls at my T-shirt.
I think it's a fantastic thing to be alive.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I think it's a fantastic
No 'buts', Gilbert. You just make sense to me. It's nothing more special than that.
Peter Hedges Quotes: No 'buts', Gilbert. You just
My job as a dramatist is to find out where these characters want to go, and make it as hard as possible for them to get there.
Peter Hedges Quotes: My job as a dramatist
People love conversation, and movies are conversations, and an audience has to participate; it has to fill in some blanks.
Peter Hedges Quotes: People love conversation, and movies
Smiles and friendly nods are like fabric softeners for the face.
Peter Hedges Quotes: Smiles and friendly nods are
I was seven when he hung himself, and I don't remember all that much, and anything I did remember, I've managed to forget.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I was seven when he
Some people have to live while others get to sit this living thing out.
Peter Hedges Quotes: Some people have to live
I want to make accessible movies for bright people, but I don't want to play games and be coy.
Peter Hedges Quotes: I want to make accessible
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