David Rakoff
Birthday:
27 November 1964, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birth Name:
David Benjamin Rakoff
David Rakoff was born on November 27, 1964 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as David Benjamin Rakoff. He was an actor and writer, known for Capote (2005), The New Tenants (2009) and State by State (2008). He died on August 9, 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Let's look at the name 'Father Christmas. It's obviously an Oedipal fantasy. Santa Claus is supposed to come down a chimney, a simulacrum fo...Show more »
Let's look at the name 'Father Christmas. It's obviously an Oedipal fantasy. Santa Claus is supposed to come down a chimney, a simulacrum for a vagina. Then he leaves presents, and children are always anxious about what kind. So it's really all about parents engaged in sex, an act that necessarily excludes the kids. Show less «
There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness.
There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness.
[on oncoming death, from his novel 'Love, Honor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish'] 'A new fierce attachment to all of this world now pierced him...Show more »
[on oncoming death, from his novel 'Love, Honor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish'] 'A new fierce attachment to all of this world now pierced him. It stabbed like a deity-hurled lightning bolt, lancing him, sent from above, left him giddy and tearful. It felt like young love'. Show less «
Not being funny doesn't make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does.
Not being funny doesn't make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does.
Ben Baron