Jessica Hagedorn
Jessica Hagedorn
Jessica Tarahata Hagedornis an American playwright, writer, poet, and multimedia performance artist...
NationalityFilipino
ProfessionWriter
alliance america asian close community lived north political terms thirty
And I've lived now in North America close to thirty years. In terms of my politics, I feel a political alliance too, with the Asian community here.
mean choices fine
Don't say Fili, sister. Say Pili. In Tagalog, pili means to choose. Pino means fine. Pilipino equals 'fine choice.
underdog polite valuable
I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society.
writing influential film
Music is very influential to my writing, as are theater and film.
writing contemporary-fiction voice
I don't know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that are being heard and published is a lot more diverse than when I was coming up.
real eye mind
There is real beauty in my eyes when I lose my mind.
hero simple people
Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.
nyu transformation insidious
It's not just NYU. There are days when I feel like I'm stranded in some upscale mall in Pasadena. Don't even get me started on the insidious transformation of Bleecker Street!
grandmother imagination identity
My identity is linked to my grandmother, who's pure Filipino, as pure as you can probably get. And that shaped my imagination. So that's how I identify.
simple survival secret
Adaptability is the simple secret of survival.
want punk scene
The punk scene in NY was so gritty and nihilistic & I was like ooh I want to do that
writing thinking dialogue
I love writing dialogue, and I think a lot of my writing is visual and very cinematic.
matter time-is-precious
Everything matters. Time is precious.