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This article is about the 1973 book. For the 1983 jazz album, see Pieces of Time (album).

Pieces of Time is a 1973 book by Peter Bogdanovich consisting of a collection of writings by Bogdanovich on film, including pieces he had previously written for Esquire.[1][2][3]

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The title is taken from a phrase American actor James Stewart spoke in an interview with Peter Bogdanovich in 1966, which appears in the book. It is in the chapter Th' Respawnsibility of Bein' J ... Jimmy Stewart, in which Stewart says, "An' that's the thing – that's the great thing about the movies. ...After you learn – and if you're good and Gawd helps ya and you're lucky enough to have a personality that comes across – then what you're doing is ... you're giving people little ... little, tiny pieces of time ... that they never forget."

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  1. [1]
    GERALD WALKER (Nov 17, 1973). "Three Watchers in the Dark: Books of The Times A Pocket History A Writer's Virtues". New York Times. p. 33.
  2. [2]
    Siskel, Gene. (Nov 4, 1973). "In the good old days of star-struck Hollywood". Chicago Tribune. p. f14.
  3. [3]
    Louise Sweeney. The (Oct 17, 1973). "'A fascinating, funny, informative, stardusted look at movies': How to use leftovers". Christian Science Monitor. p. 15.


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