"It is true that the movie is perhaps my most politically-charged. The story is thrust into motion by the idea of what do you do when your 13 year old daughter comes home pregnant. And not only is she pregnant, but she wants to keep the baby"
- Todd Solondz
About this Quote
This quote from Todd Solondz speaks to the power of his motion picture and its ability to take on difficult and politically-charged subjects. The story is set in motion by the idea of a 13 years of age child coming home pregnant and wanting to keep the child. This is a difficult situation for any parent to deal with, and it talks to the intricacy of the concerns surrounding teenage pregnancy. It likewise speaks with the importance of having discussions about these concerns and the requirement for parents to be prepared to handle them. The quote also speaks with the power of the film to explore these issues in a meaningful method, and to provide a platform for conversation and understanding.
This quote is written / told by Todd Solondz somewhere between October 15, 1959 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from USA.
The author also have 29 other quotes.
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"I'm saddened to see that everyone's pitched out the baby with the bath, in that we say that it can't be one or the other, it could be both. I mean, just because we listen to classical music doesn't mean that we can't listen to jazz"
