Quotes

"I've always been a writer... It's just that I've spent most of my life doing research." (from a live-radio show interview on Anthony Bruce's very colorful past, which is documented in his screenplay "Redefining Normal".)

The healing process begins with the truth.

Your choice in life is to either be a victim or a survivor, and being a survivor is far more rewarding.

Hollywood's all about egos and finding the ones you can tolerate.

"I hosted a San Diego based talk show in the early 90s -- until they pulled the plug, which of course is the only way anyone has gotten me to shut up over the years." (from a 2004 news interview).

"If you can't put your best foot forward then just stand still." - from a 2005 media interview.

"Free-thinking should always be an option." (from a 2006 Interview)

"The world is realizing that the conservative Christian mentality is not the only mentality out there." - on all the controversy surrounding his screenplay "Redefining Normal." (published in the April 10, 2006 edition of the Indiana Statesman newspaper)

At 41, I'm old enough to realize that the red carpet is just a rug.

"One must learn life before he can live it." (from a 2006 media interview)

On why he prefers to write about poor people (since he grew up poor): "Wealthy people have to pay for their drama whereas poor people get their drama for free." - (from a 2006 TV news interview)

Thank God bad luck has an expiration date.

You're not really an adult until somewhere around age 30 -- by then you've been fucked-over enough times to know not to do it to other people.

I'm actually much better in dealing with failure because I'm so used to it. Success is rather foreign and scares the holy shit out of me.

I actually am a better writer when I'm in a deep depression -- although I wouldn't recommend it. It's kinda like saying I'm a better driver when I'm drunk off my ass. (On dealing with Biploar Disorder - From a 2008 TV Interview)