110 Quotes by Peter Hedges

There's no reason that a writer, if they have some discipline and curiosities and passion, can't be vital for a long, long time.

Ultimately what I try to do is work on stories I love with people I admire, and sometimes they get made and sometimes they don't.

Writing a really good screenplay is not easy. It can be a very punishing form.

If there's a photo of a roomful of kids I'm the one with the biggest smile or my hand over my face.

I make sure when I direct that it's a very joy-based set that hopefully is filled with a lot of respect.

Well, because my films are really about how people interact with each other, and the complexity, and the nuance, and the surprise of those moments I try to create a safe enough space that allows the actors to operate from their own instincts. My direction is more suggestions, prompts or questions.

I want to make a series of films of contemporary America that feel urgent and deal with sometimes-topical matters, but hopefully in a universal way.

The kinds of movies I make are not easy to get made.

I never try to think I have the answer to what people should do or not do.