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" I'm not really into gourmet food; I'm the kind of guy who just stops by a place that looks good rather than heading for the restaurant of the moment. "

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" The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end. "

" I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time. "

" I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets. "

" So, how to stay inside the world of entertainment without actually getting another job? I felt the only logical answer was to become a novelist. So I wrote the first book - driven by some very real feelings of desperation - and it worked. "

" We would all love to walk up to someone and shoot them in the head, there's no doubt about that. We're too civilised to admit it, but we're happy to read about it. "

" L.A. has a fantastic car scene and because the climate is so gentle, cars can last forever. "

" So long as readers keep reading and my publishers keep publishing, I plan to keep on writing. I'd have to be an idiot to be burnt-out in this job. "

" The British regulatory system was revised, so that bigger profits were encouraged, which removed the option of big spending on programming. Quality just fell off a cliff, and all the old hands either left or were fired for being too expensive. "

" Yeah, I am pretty sure of myself. "

" You know, women are as promiscuous as men and yet, of course, people are inhibited from having an affair or a relationship because the real-world consequences are a drag. "

" I had a brief theater background and loved the backstage world there's more backstage work in television, so I saw a job advertised and applied, and got it. That was back in 1977, when getting jobs was easy. "

" Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it. "

" British crime stories tend to be very internal, psychological, claustrophobic, very limited in terms of geography. "

" I like food, like any other guy, but it is not the main thing in my life. I can do without it. "

" I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me. "

" It's always sad if anybody you know has a personal problem. "

" There is nothing wrong with just telling the story. "

" The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling. "

" I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer. "

" In principle if I could not have a home I wouldn't. But not having a home would be too difficult procedurally, going from hotel to hotel, the gap of three hours where you're hungry and tired. "

" I don't need validation, recognition or praise. What I need are facts and the facts are that one of my books gets sold, somewhere in the world, every second. "

" Most actors are small, anyway - at least compared to me. "

" I have the 'thing' worked out - the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and let the story work itself out. "

" I love visiting LA. It's an endlessly fascinating city, and is, of course, America's entertainment capital. Each time I go, I fall in love with it all over again. That said, it's not the sort of place I'd want to live. "

" I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels. "

" I love Italian food but that's too generic a term for what's available now: you have to narrow it down to Tuscan, Sicilian, and so on. "

" A calm environment is for after I finish work. "

" I write in the afternoon, from about 12 until 6 or 7. I use an upstairs room as my office. Once I get going I keep at it, and it usually takes about six months from the first blank screen until 'The End.' "

" I was in television drama, which is a first cousin to the movies, and I trust myself to make the right decisions. "

" I felt alienated by the experience and decided to stay away from corporate employment. "