Any Writer Would Rather Dig Into Character

There Is A Means To Every End. A Root To Any Cause. Sometimes The Root Is More Evil Than Any Cause, Though It's The Cause That Is Usually Most Vilified.

We're All Seeking Order. We're All Seeking Control.

I've Sold 11 Of My Books To Hollywood. There Are All Kinds Of My Books On Shelves In Hollywood Because The Scripts Didn't Capture The Characters.

I'm Going To Have To Be Impressed And Feel Confident In The People I'm Handing A Book To - Or I'm Not Going To Do It. Once You Hand It To Them, You're Out. You Have No Control Over It.

Los Angeles Was The Kind Of Place Where Everybody Was From Somewhere Else And Nobody Really Droppped Anchor. It Was A Transient Place. People Drawn By The Dream, People Running From The Nightmare. Twelve Million People And All Of Them Ready To Make A Break For It If Necessary. Figuratively, Literally, Metaphorically -- Any Way You Want To Look At It -- Everbody In L.a. Keeps A Bag Packed. Just In Case.