Matthew Quick
Matthew Quick
Matthew Quickis an American writer of adult and young-adult fiction. His debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted as a movie of the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, with Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, and Chris Tucker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 October 1973
CountryUnited States of America
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I write about people who are usually damaged or neglected by society finding each other and forming relationships that are quite extraordinary and in some cases life-saving. I've had a few of those relationships, which I value highly.
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When I wrote 'Silver Linings,' I thought I was writing a book about the Philadelphia Eagles and male bonding, but when the book came out, it was surprising to me that the mental health community embraced it.
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I was writing full time after quitting a job as a high school English teacher, and I hadn't been able to sell anything, and my bank account was down to zero, and all of my friends were like 'What are you doing in the basement, when are you going to get a real job?', and my parents thought I'd completely lost it.
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I'm from a family of bankers and businessmen, and here I am, the artist, the black sheep.
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I always talk to young writers about when you make art in your room, you make art. And when you send it to New York and L.A., you have to be a professional. Of course, when you sell your book rights as an option for a movie, you have to be a professional about that.
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I haven't taught since 2004, but I taught high school English for seven years, primarily at a place called Haddonfield Memorial, which is in a very well-to-do-community in Southern New Jersey.
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When I travel round the country, people can't place my accent; if there's someone in the audience, they'll be like, 'You're from Philadelphia', but everyone else will say, 'Where are you from, California?' I get England sometimes - bizarre!
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You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.
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I am trying to be kind instead of right.
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I am practicing being kind over being right.
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I'm trying to let him know what I'm about to do. I'm hoping he can save me, even though I realize he can't.
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I think all it really takes for different people to get along is a common rooting interest and a few beers.
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Miracles happen on Christmas, Pat. Everybody knows that.
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Haven't you ever noticed that life is like a series of movies?