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Autobiographical Quotes

Writers and filmmakers on telling their own true story.

This page traces autobiography across different mediums, a historical note on Puritan self-regard, a filmmaker who says every film he's made draws on his own life, and a comics fan who simply loves the genre. It connects well to our Fiction collection.

Last Updated on Aug 01, 2026

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Nov 07, 2020

'Tender' is my most strongly autobiographical play.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

Nov 07, 2020

One of the strongest features of Puritanism is its autobiographical tendency, its passionate self-regard.

Quotes by Tom Paulin

Nov 07, 2020

All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

Quotes by Jeanne Moreau

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Nov 07, 2020

All of my films have been autobiographical - it's all I've got to go on.

Quotes by Ira Sachs

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Nov 07, 2020

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

Quotes by Alison Bechdel

One quote argues that all fiction becomes autobiographical once a writer has real talent, blurring the line between invention and memory. For more on where creative work has gone and why, our Comics page is worth a visit.

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