Geoffrey S. Fletcher

I devoted myself to writing for years without representation or a promise of anything. And there were times when I felt quite down about my prospects. ”

The brutality that can take place in a crime film heightens the tenderness that can also be there. ”

I don't have to go into outer space to write about an astronaut. ”

My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot. ”

I don't think there's enough breadth to the stories told about African-Americans. ”

I'm interested in how innocence fares when it collides with hard reality. ”

I think there are many more stories still to be told about women. ”

I love so many different genres. I love crime films - and unusual coming-of-age pieces. ”

Characters who experience great trauma will sometimes create an escape. ”

My mother enjoyed few things more than investing in the underdogs and showing them that they were special and could achieve their dreams. ”