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

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

" Practically any Western has a homesteader in trouble, and a mysterious rider shows up off the range, solves the problem over two or three days, and then rides off into the sunset. "

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

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

" I was fired from my television job, simple as that. Well, downsized, really, a classic 1990s situation. "

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

" I'm opposed to censorship of any kind, especially by government. But it's plain common sense that producers should target their product with some kind of sensitivity. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have a kind of old-fashioned, artisan approach. "

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

" The key to thrillers is vicarious pleasure. "

" 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 think my books come out very visual, which is an obvious consequence. "

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

" 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. "

" We know we need civilization and laws and procedures, but isn't it frustrating? Wouldn't it be great if we could just do what we needed to do? "

" 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. "

" She's a reflection of my fascination with the diversity of America she's totally normal in New York, but a freak in Texas. There are dozens of such clashes in America. "

" What do I miss about the UK? Sadly, almost nothing. Maybe the midnight sun, in June in the north. That's all. "

" You mustn't fall in love with your own hero. "

" I do a little fact checking now and then. Other than that its impact is simply that email has revolutionized communication for me, and my website has built up a community of readers, which is a lot of fun. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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" Male authors always take care to make their heroes at least one inch taller than they are, and considerably more muscular. Just as female authors give their heroines better hair and slimmer thighs. "

" 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. "