John Sayles





John Sayles

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born
in Schenectady, New York, The United States
September 28, 1950

gender
male

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John Thomas Sayles is an independent film director, screenwriter, novelist and short story writer who frequently plays small roles in his own and other indie films.


Average rating: 3.91 · 762 ratings · 164 reviews · 18 distinct works · Similar authors
A Moment in the Sun
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
Thinking In Pictures: The M...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions
Union Dues
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1976 — 6 editions
The Anarchist's Convention ...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions
Los Gusanos: A Novel
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1991 — 8 editions
Sayles on Sayles
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1998
Pride of the Bimbos
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions
Dillinger in Hollywood: New...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions
Men With Guns & Lone Star
4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1998
Silver City and Other Scree...
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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“He likes to know things. He checks out book and record collections when he visits people, looks in medicine cabinets, takes inventory in refrigerators. He eaves drops on conversations at public phone booths. He reads murder victims' mail.”
John Sayles, Los Gusanos: A Novel

“That is the definition of faith, hermano," says Figueroa. "Something that we believe in even though it doesn't work."
Eres un cinicio."
If it worked, it would be science.”
John Sayles, Los Gusanos: A Novel

“The only difference between dancing and fucking," he said in those days, "is that you don't fuck in front of a live band.”
John Sayles, Los Gusanos: A Novel

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