I'm trying to be less bombastic. I love my books. I think I've done things nobody else has done.
James EllroyI like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don't want to be some stress casualty in early middle age.
James EllroyI 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 Ellroy