Books on Film: From the Archives: Maurice Sendak on Charlie Rose in 1993

by Travis Jonker | Blogs
Oct 15, 2017 | Filed in Blogs
“You tell the truth as best you can. And the people who need the truth most are children.” —Maurice Sendak Oh man, this is a good one. 25 years ago Maurice Sendak visited the Charlie Rose show to talk about his latest book at the time, We’re All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy. […]

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“You tell the truth as best you can. And the people who need the truth most are children.”

—Maurice Sendak

Oh man, this is a good one.

25 years ago Maurice Sendak visited the Charlie Rose show to talk about his latest book at the time, We’re All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy. They quickly go deep on children’s literature, as Sendak is unable to talk about frivolous stuff (and we love him for that). *Note* Skip to the 38:30 mark to get started.

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