Ever Since I Was In My Teens

When You Go Visiting Countries, You Start Reading The History Of The Place And You Start Getting Into The Culture, And Then You Have To Leave. In My Experience, All Countries Have Hidden Treasures.

My Father Grew Up In Brooklyn, N.y., With My Grandparents. In Norwegian My Name Is Pronounced 'yoo' But My Father Used To Call Me 'joe.'

I've Been Watching More American Tv Because Of All The Great Tv Series That Have Come Out In The Last Five To 10 Years. I'm A 'sopranos' Fan, I'm A 'wire' Fan, I'm A 'mad Men' Fan. I'm A 'deadwood' Fan. It Makes Me Optimistic For The Future Of Storytelling On Tv That Producers Are Willing To Take That Kind Of Jump.

Crime Fiction Is A Genre For Writing Stories About People - About Conflict, About Guilt, About Passion, About The Human Condition.

As A Writer, You Have To Believe You're One Of The Best Writers In The World. To Sit Down Every Day At The Typewriter Filled With Self-doubt Is Not A Good Idea.