As a writer myself - a failed but constantly writing novelist - I revere Roth because a great writer makes me want to write, I.e. Roth is an inspiration. But as a writer I can also attest to the fact that when it comes to our work we can be prickly and, yes, even shockingly unkind.

@kevinwhelan9607

26 күн бұрын

Apparently he snuck into a cinema to watch The Human Stain and found it hilariously bad. Works of literature are just that: literature. Cinema is cinema; a visual medium. So much happens in novels that cannot be transplanted to the screen: similes, metaphors, what characters are thinking and feeling... Imagine The Catcher in the Rye as a film: it simply wouldn't work: Holden's unique "voice" would be almost entirely missing. Or go the other way: Citizen Kane as a novel. Some terrific dialogue but sans its stunning visuals...?

One must appreciate the reverence actors have for great writers.

I never imagined Roth to be warm man. He is hysterically funny -- but only with his friends. He used to be funny in books, too. It sounds to me that he was unkind to Pacino. No surprise. I saw Roth walk past me with a couple of friends of his on a street in New York. He is (was) an intimidating man. Tall, fit, handsome, with large, sad, deep penetrating eyes. I would not dream of talking with him. Now we have to see the film.

@DarkMuj

3 жыл бұрын

this is kinda gay tbh

@graham6132

Жыл бұрын

Fair. But you have to understand the context. Al Pacino was being quite (i have to use the word) "obtuse" here-The entire premise of the book is about an actor who loses his "gift," and clearly this is something that was personal to Roth. So, even though it may come across as "funny," to Roth, this was about himself losing the only thing that has ever mattered to him, namely his "gift."

@user-mu5hn7yo8q

8 ай бұрын

Did he just not seem like an approachable person, or were you a bit shy? Or just didn't want to invade his privacy?

One giant overwhelmed by another.

Forever love Al Pacino.

Al Pacino is simple and humble .......

@darylsharp3544

6 жыл бұрын

Pacino is a joy precisely because he is anything but simple and humble; i.e., he is authentic.

@mervinhoffman2446

3 жыл бұрын

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Jack Sparrow will look like that in 150 years time.

i have the book

was that supposed to be a story?

Well so Al and Phil didn't exactly hit it off. Roth sounds like an asshole. Would he consider Portnoy's Compliant funny? Because that's one of the funniest books I've ever read. 1/3 Woody Allen and 2/3 Howard Stern, but funnier than both.

@graham6132

Жыл бұрын

Of course, the book isn't funny to Roth. LMAO. It's about an aging artist who loses his gift and kills himself. Do you think it was based at all on Roth's own experience? LMAO. Jesus.

@BookClubDisaster

Жыл бұрын

@@graham6132 haven't read the book but many books blend tragedy and comedy. In fact some of the funniest books ever written aren't comedies in the strict sense.

@graham6132

Жыл бұрын

​@@BookClubDisaster Couldn't agree more. However, my point was that Pacino was being quite obtuse considering the fact that clearly Roth is writing about himself, specifically about losing his "gift" and wanting to kill himself. I mean, c'mon dude, get a clue.

Idk, makes Roth sound like a pompous jerk. Maybe he is?

@graham6132

Жыл бұрын

Pfft. No. The novel is about an actor who loses his gift and kills himself. Clearly this was about Roth himself losing his literary gift and wanting to kill himself-so yeah, to Roth the book wasn't that funny.

a shower wouldn't hurt

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