![]() ![]() He pricks the bubbles of the namby-pambies. His autobiography is a fascinating exposure of Stone’s inner life and his powerful, all devouring energy and genius that drove him to become one of the world's greatest filmmakers. He seizes the reader by the throat and shouts: Consciousness! Wake up! Don’t let sleep and forgetfulness make you into one of the living-dead!”- Edward Curtin, Global Research " Chasing the Light is a deep book, illuminated and relentless, prose at its best…What Oliver Stone has written will last, because I have never seen anything like his insights into the way the film industry works." -Werner Herzog “Oliver Stone is a giant provocateur in the Hollywood movie system. The great thing about this memoir is his passion for truth and life that courses through its pages. ![]() ![]() ![]() “…the Oliver Stone depicted in these pages - vulnerable, introspective, stubbornly tenacious and frequently heartbroken - may just be the most sympathetic character he’s ever written… neatly sets the stage for the possibility of that rarest of Stone productions: a sequel.” - New York Times Book Review “Fantastic…the dual theme of chasing and being chased by the light is central to Oliver’s life story…there are luminescent passages throughout this book to crack open the reader’s consciousness to a second reality… Chasing the Light is not a superficial trip down memory lane like so many memoirs by famous people Stone is a wonderful writer, and as with his films, he takes you deep to places you may wish to avoid but are essential for true sanity. ![]()
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