William Peter Blatty Quotes

William Peter Blatty Quotes & Quotations
Name:
William Peter Blatty
Type:
Writer
Nationality:
American
Birth day:
January 7
Birth year:
1928

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    And the sad truth is that nobody wants me to write comedy. The Exorcist not only ended that career, it expunged all memory of its existence. William Peter Blatty
  • 2
    Horror does not interest me, and so I know little of its practicioners, old or current. William Peter Blatty
  • 3
    I can only say that my roots are in humor, and even in the heavier work the humor tends to lend a greater credibility, a feel of real life. William Peter Blatty
  • 4
    I get cassettes near Academy Award time of every movie that's made that thinks it has some kind of chance for a nomination - that's when I watch my movies. William Peter Blatty
  • 5
    I lived in Georgetown in the late '70s about four houses down from the steps. William Peter Blatty
  • 6
    I tried to make every bit of it as creepy as I could. And I had the same response you do. I feel the same way. The hospital scenes, that procedure was so real. William Peter Blatty
  • 7
    I'd sold the book first. Actually to a paperback publisher. I had nothing. I just had the idea. William Peter Blatty
  • 8
    I'm not aware that I was consciously influenced by any director, though these things often happen unnoticed, submerged in the unconscious. William Peter Blatty
  • 9
    I've been campaigning like anything for restoring these changes. For 27 years. I wrote a book about it, well, a portion of the book was devoted to these scenes and why they should have been in the movie. William Peter Blatty
  • 10
    Well, the research into it affected me. And the novel, it very much strengthened my faith. William Peter Blatty

 

 

 

 

 

 

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