I left advertising as fast as I could in 1961. And I haven't ever thought about going back.
Elmore LeonardI get letters. I get several a week, I think. A lot of people want a picture, a lot of people just want an autograph.
Elmore LeonardAfter 58 years you'd think writing would get easier. It doesn't. If you're lucky, you become harder to please. That's all right, it's still a pleasure.
Elmore LeonardI think any writer is a fool if he doesn't do it for money. There needs to be some kind of incentive in addition to the project. It all goes together. It's fun to sit there and think of characters and get them into action, then be paid for it. I can't believe it when writers tell me 'I don't want to show my work to anybody'.
Elmore Leonard