I kept saying, "Stop me now. It's going to my head." I got some photos. Really, I did! It's not my noblest sexual self in these moments, but I want to have fun. I want to undress. I get off my leash to go out and perform. Some other writers are just discomforted by the way I behave in public. Because they're loath to perform.
James EllroyAll I want to do is make serious movies that explore social issues and turn a profit, and slip the schnitzel to Jane DePugh.
James EllroyJoe Wambaugh's a friend. I know him only casually, but I like him a lot. I think he likes my books.
James EllroyI was a WASP kid going to a high school that was 99 percent Jewish and I wanted attention and I wanted to make a spectacle of myself because I couldn't stand to be ignored.
James EllroyI am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and markedly on the side of authority. The truth is I would rather err on the side of too much authority than too little.
James Ellroy