We didn’t have television until I was about eight years old, so it was either the movies or radio. A lot of radio drama. That was our television, you know. We had to use our imagination. So it was really those two things, and the comics, that I immersed myself in as a child.
Jessica Hagedorn Quotes
Everything matters. Time is precious.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Jessica Hagedorn Quotes: Everything matters. Time is precious."
| Birth: | 1949 |
| Nationality: | American, Filipino |
| Profession: | Novelist, Playwright, Poet, Screenwriter |
About
Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn was born in Manila, Philippines. She is a Filipino-American novelist, playwright, poet, screenwriter and multimedia performance artist. Moving to San Francisco in 1963, she received her education at the American Conservatory Theater training program. She moved to New York City in 1978. She has written several novels include: Dogeaters (Won- American Book Award in 1990, Nominated- National Book Award in 1991), The Gangster of Love, Dream Jungle, and Toxicology. She has written other books include: Four young women (poetry), Dangerous Music, Pet Food & Tropical Apparitions (poetry, Won- American Book Award), and Danger and beauty (collection). She has written several plays include: Mango Tango, and Dogeaters. She has written a film, entitled Fresh Kill.
Share with your friends