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Mario Puzo
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“The Mafia liked the book. They come out looking good. Of course, it's a romantic novel and the Mafia is romanticized.”
Mario Puzo (1920–1999) first seen 1970 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The first interview he granted after the publication of The Godfather, quoted in Jacquin Sanders, 'Mario Puzo: Author of ‘The Godfather’', The News-Herald (March 18, 1970), p. 25
“I thought of it as a man's book. I have no idea why women like it, too. The book is an ironic commentary on romantic love. The whole concept of romantic love for women is very phony. They really don't want to be considered delicate vessels any more.”
Mario Puzo (1920–1999) first seen 1970 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The first interview he granted after the publication of The Godfather, quoted in Jacquin Sanders, 'Mario Puzo: Author of ‘The Godfather’', The News-Herald (March 18, 1970), p. 25
“I think of Wall Street guys as the crookedest in the world... They're [judges] the most corrupt part of the system... [The Catholic Church is] the worst influence on all civilization — they're against everything.”
Mario Puzo (1920–1999) first seen 1970 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The first interview he granted after the publication of The Godfather, quoted in Jacquin Sanders, 'Mario Puzo: Author of ‘The Godfather’', The News-Herald (March 18, 1970), p. 25
“I'm fascinated by the movies simply because it is an enormous machine for making money and no matter how badly they run it, it still makes money. It's the perfect industry to put your nephew in and your idiot cousin, because they'll be geniuses.”
Mario Puzo (1920–1999) first seen 1978 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Ivor Davis, 'Hollywood: still a money spinner', The Times (September 26, 1978), p. 21
“The horse's head in the producer's bed was totally my imagination. I made it up based on Sicilian folklore. In the old days, they would kill a man's favorite animal and hang it up as a warning.”
Mario Puzo (1920–1999) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in James Bone, '‘Godfather’ tale was based on Mob links', The Times (May 16, 1998), p. 4