Facts about Patricia Highsmith

Occup.Novelist
FromUSA
BornJanuary 19, 1921
DiedFebruary 4, 1995
Aged74 years

Summary

Patricia Highsmith was a famous Novelist from USA, who lived between January 19, 1921 and February 4, 1995. He/she became 74 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac capricorn, who is known for Determination, Dominance, Perservering, Practical, Willful. Our collection contains 23 quotes who is written / told by Patricia.

Related authors: Chris Noth (Actor)

23 Famous quotes by Patricia Highsmith

Small: I hated cracking the whip, and these juries turn into political things
"I hated cracking the whip, and these juries turn into political things"
Small: Some fellow from the Third World kept hammering for prizes for a Communist film which was rotten
"Some fellow from the Third World kept hammering for prizes for a Communist film which was rotten"
Small: Ripley is married. And hes not lost. He has his feet on the ground
"Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground"
Small: If people have bought something of mine, they know by now that I will decline writing it for the movies
"If people have bought something of mine, they know by now that I will decline writing it for the movies"
Small: I dont think Ripley is gay. He appreciates good looks in other men, thats true. But hes married in late
"I don't think Ripley is gay. He appreciates good looks in other men, that's true. But he's married in later books. I'm not saying he's very strong in the sex department. But he makes it in bed with his wife"
Small: For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not
"For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not"
Small: That wasnt a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much as possible. I was 27 and had nothin
"That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much as possible. I was 27 and had nothing behind me. I was working like a fool to earn a living and pay for my apartment"
Small: I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman cant op
"I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman can't operate that way in New York. But in California, he can move between different counties"
Small: Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother
"Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother"
Small: I dont set the alarm to get up. I get up when I feel like it
"I don't set the alarm to get up. I get up when I feel like it"
Small: I didnt hang around films. I dont know if Id ever seen Hitchcocks The Lady Vanishes
"I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes"
Small: A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said that I have no rights. Contact the
"A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said that I have no rights. Contact the Hitchcock estate, which won't release it for a remake"
Small: I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches
"I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches"
Small: I prefer to live in the country where its quiet. Woody Allen movies there are dubbed into Italian
"I prefer to live in the country where it's quiet. Woody Allen movies there are dubbed into Italian"
Small: I have no television - I hate it
"I have no television - I hate it"
Small: My imagination functions much better when I dont have to speak to people
"My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people"
Small: I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I
"I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I'm having trouble. I've just sacked my second screenwriter"
Small: I have Graham Greenes telephone number, but I wouldnt dream of using it. I dont seek out writers becaus
"I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone"
Small: I find the public passion for justice quite boring and artificial
"I find the public passion for justice quite boring and artificial"
Small: I dont want to know movie directors. I dont want to be close to them. I dont want to interfere with the
"I don't want to know movie directors. I don't want to be close to them. I don't want to interfere with their work. I don't want them to interfere with mine"
Small: I cant write if someone else is in the house, not even the cleaning woman
"I can't write if someone else is in the house, not even the cleaning woman"
Small: I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident
"I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident"
Small: I like to work for four or five hours a day. I aim for seven days a week
"I like to work for four or five hours a day. I aim for seven days a week"