Prayer is so complicated.
From Rachel Kushner
One is sometimes meant to reassure the reader that she's qualified to write about a certain topic.
Painting was a problem - you produce a thing, and then you sell it and get money, and that was quickly considered totally uncool.
I have never liked the 'Been there done that' thing... You hear that all the time from people, and I think it's just based on pure insecurity... Each person is going to have their own unique take on something.
I knew that I wanted to write about a very young woman because I wanted to see the eyes of the art world in a fresh or even slightly naive way. Because there's something very honest about entering a room and not having a read on everyone there.
These women were taking over these former manufacturing warehouses in SoHo and figuring out a way to be fashionable and viable without money. It's hard to imagine a life like that in Manhattan now - there's something romantic about it.
For me, everything about the telling is guided by tone. It's a bit mysterious; it's either there, or it isn't.
The interaction between the two matters, but to me, each doesn't really exist independently of the other, so I'm not ever faced with a situation where the tone is wrong for the story, or the story wrong for the tone. They are two parts of one thing.
I know what it's like to go very fast on motorcycles. Those moments, they stay with you.
Telluride has an incredible history and reputation, and I've long known of it as a unique entity that makes a place for writers - one more aspect of this exceptional film festival in the Colorado Alps.
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