William Peter Blatty

Well, the research into it affected me. And the novel, it very much strengthened my faith. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

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I'd sold the book first. Actually to a paperback publisher. I had nothing. I just had the idea. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

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And the sad truth is that nobody wants me to write comedy. The Exorcist not only ended that career, it expunged all memory of its existence. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

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Bantam Press. And they commissioned me to write it. And when that was completed, they sold it to Harper and Row. And then I put it out to every movie studio in town. And they all turned it down. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

#completed #down #every #harper #i

Horror does not interest me, and so I know little of its practicioners, old or current. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

#does #horror #i #interest #know

I didn't read The Haunting of Hill House until sometime early in the 1990's. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

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I get cassettes near Academy Award time of every movie that's made that thinks it has some kind of chance for a nomination - that's when I watch my movies. ↗

— William Peter Blatty

#academy award #award #cassettes #chance #every