My books are elegiac in the sense that theyre odes to a nation that even I sometimes think may not exist anymore except in my memory and my imagination. – Richard Russo
Truth be told, Im not an easy man. I can be an entertaining one, though its been my experience that most people dont want to be entertained. They want to be comforted. – Richard Russo
At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I dont really think of myself as writing humor. Im simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious. – Richard Russo
Movies have to handle time very efficiently. Theyre about stringing scenes together in the present. Novels arent necessarily about that. – Richard Russo
With The Host, I think the actors could be really big names. That would be cool. Id love to see Robert Redford put on a beard and be Jeb he would be amazing… Matt Damon has some very Jared-esque qualities, and then Casey Affleck as Ian and Ben Affleck as Kyle. Imagine the interplay. – Stephenie Meyer