Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnellis an American novelist and television producer. She wrote a column for The New York Observerthat was adapted into the bestselling Sex and the City anthology. The book was the basis for the HBO hit series Sex and the Cityand two subsequent movies...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth1 December 1958
CityGlastonbury, CT
CountryUnited States of America
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You need characters who want things. They want love, they want recognition, they want happiness.
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Since I had to write every week, I knew the column had to be about something I know.
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I first arrived in New York in 1979. I was 19 and I was going to University in Houston, Texas, and I decided that I knew what I wanted to do and it was time to go and do it. I literally ran away from college.
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The fact that a man is open to being with an older woman suggests that he doesn't give a hang what other people think of him. More likely, he's confident, open-minded and willing to make his own rules.
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What I tried to do with the characters is put them in the same situation that powerful and successful men often find themselves, ... I'm fascinated by what it's like to be a woman in one of those powerful positions because there is really no road map about how you're supposed to behave. Just as society needs to re-evaluate our ideas about femininity and what women can do, we as women need to re-evaluate our ideas about it too.
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It's a job. When I'm writing I'm going to do it five to six days a week and I'm going to work for four to six hours a day. There's no magic writing fairy. It's just hard work.
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They're not looking to meet Mr Big. They're looking to become Mr Big.
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The novel asks the question, why shouldn't a woman be as successful as a man, and what does it take to get there? And if a woman wants to have a successful career, a happy marriage, and children... what personal sacrifices does she need to make?
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I haven't signed any deals yet, but there's a lot of interest. Nothing's been finalized, but hopefully it will be in the next couple of weeks.
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We need to encourage young women to find what they love to do. That is a very valuable pursuit - more so than the pursuit of a boyfriend. When you have that core, you bring that core to every aspect of your life.
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To me, now being in my 40s and a bit more successful, it makes you feel a little bit more generous toward other people. You don't have to male-bash.
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If you smile, even if you’re feeling bad, the action of the muscles will trick your brain into thinking you’re happy
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself.
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The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.