Henry Rollins on Hubert Selby, Jr.

Henry Rollins on Hubert "Cubby" Selby, Jr.

"Sometimes we have the absolute certainty that there's something inside us that's so hideous and monstrous that if we ever search it out we won't be able to stand looking at it. But it's when we're willing to come face to face with that demon that we face the angel." -Hubert Selby Jr.

Hubert Selby Jr. - Works:

Fiction
(in chronological order)
* Last Exit to Brooklyn - Novel. (1964)
* The Room - Novel. (1971)
* The Demon - Novel. (1976)
* Requiem for a Dream - Novel. (1978)
* Song of the Silent Snow
- Collection of short fiction. (1986)
* The Willow Tree - Novel. (1998)
* Waiting Period - Novel. (2002)

Spoken word
(in chronological order)
* Our Fathers Who Aren't in Heaven
- Compilation by Henry Rollins. 2xCD set (1990)
* Live in Europe 1989
- Spoken word with Henry Rollins. CD. (1995)
* Blue Eyes And Exit Wounds
- Spoken word with Nick Tosches. CD. (1998)

Filmography
(in chronological order)
* Jour et Nuit - Screenwriter. France / Switzerland (1986)
* Last Exit to Brooklyn - Writer. USA / Germany (1989)
* Scotch and Milk - Actor (Cubby). USA (1998)
* Requiem for a Dream - Screenwriter. USA (2000)
* Fear X - Screenwriter. Denmark / UK / Canada (2003)

Documentaries
(in chronological order)
* Memories, Dreams & Addictions. Interview with Ellen Burstyn.
Special feature on Requiem f.a.D. -the shit! Dir.'s Cut DVD (01)
* Hubert Selby, Jr.: 2 Ou 3 Choses...
(A Couple of Things About Hubert Selby, Jr.)
Documentary film by Ludovic Cantais, France (2000)
* HUBERT SELBY JR:
It/ll Be Better Tomorrow Documentary film. (2005)

"Being an artist doesn't take much, just everything you got. Which means, of course, that as the process is giving you life, it is also bringing you closer to death. But it's no big deal. They are one and the same and cannot be avoided or denied. So when I totally embrace this process, this life/death, and abandon myself to it, I transcend all this meaningless gibberish and hang out with the gods. It seems to me that that is worth the price of admission."
-Hubert Selby Jr.