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I Certainly Grew Up Seeing More Movies And Television Than I Read Books, But When It Came Time To Do The Thing Itself You Don't Have To Hire A Lot Of People To Sit Down And Write A Book, So That Was The Story-telling Medium That Was Available To Me.

-John Sayles

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I Certainly Grew Up Seeing More Movies

John Sayles

I Certainly Grew Up Seeing More Movies And Television Than I Read Books, But When It Came Time To Do The Thing Itself You Don't Have To Hire A Lot Of People To Sit Down And Write A Book, So That Was The Story-telling Medium That Was Available To Me.

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