I feel like there's a certain kind of laughter missing in the world.

- Peter Hedges

People love conversation, and movies are conversations, and an audience has to participate; it has to fill in some blanks.

- Peter Hedges

There is nothing more depressing than toast that no one eats.

- Peter Hedges

In a cement park across the street is this giant sculpture. It is a giant umbrella frame lying on its side. It's green. Stand under it, during a rain…

- Peter Hedges

People are usually pretty hungry after a funeral. I guess it's because we all realize that time is running out and we better eat all we can. Please d…

- Peter Hedges

I don't want to write my life. I live my life. I want to make up a new world.

- Peter Hedges

I spent so many years trying to become an actor, trying to be a person that I wasn't.

- Peter Hedges

I want to write stories that don't help you escape life, but embrace life.

- Peter Hedges

The bigger the budget, the less an audience is trusted, and that's the difference between a big-budget film and a small-budget film.

- Peter Hedges