Don DeLillo Quotes

I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that.

If you want to write serious books, you must be ready to break the forms.

I wanted to do a weird book and reestablish my independent, small-press roots.

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.

I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there were no walls to hem you in and there was no human condition that you were stopped from examining.

I was a little concerned that a lot of people thought I wrote Merchant Ivory movies. I also thought if I was ever going to write something strange and difficult, that was the time.

The short story is still like the novel's wayward younger brother, we know that it's not respectable - but I think that can also add to the glory of it.

I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got through that fairly early.

In TV writing, I felt like Gulliver being tied down by the Lilliputians. There's so much more freedom in fiction writing.

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where there are no rules.

I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules.

When I went to university in Colorado, I was encouraged to write very innovative, experimental things, and some of the short stories in 'Bearded Ladies' are a little bit experimental.

If you want to write serious books, you must be ready to break the forms, break the forms.

There's a kind of a fundamental irresponsibility in playwriting, and the strength of playwriting comes from that irresponsibility.

I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business.

Human progress is furthered, not by conformity, but by aberration.

I'm a late-night host that doesn't want to be tied down by time or television or even hosting.

The strength of comedy is I don't have to answer to anybody, but sometimes you want to learn from other people and see your ideas strengthen by other people.

I think young writers ought to be heretical.

I actually found not having a routine was inspiration.

From a creative perspective, we've been very fortunate in that doing it the 'VGHS' way gave us unlimited freedom. Whatever we wanted to do, however we wanted to do it, we had that.

I see myself more like a novelist or a polygamist than a musician in terms of my output.

I feel you should be able to write about whatever you want.

If I start playing by the rules, I will inhibit myself of the possibilities that lie beyond. I don't like to be framed or given borders to operate in or curtail my thought process and as a writer it's not only my choice but also my need to go beyond the given framework.