I had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and maybe the best kind of exposure, because I think first impressions are very important. Maybe I notice stuff that is just subliminal to people who live here all the time.

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

I'd been a thriller reader all my life.

The key to thrillers is vicarious pleasure.

A person less fortunate than yourself deserves the best you can give. Because of duty, and honor, and service. You understand those words? You should do your job right, and you should do it well, simply because you can, without looking for notice or reward.

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

You see something scary, you should stand up and step toward it, not away from it. Instinctively, reflexively, in a raging fury.