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

The third guy was different. He was what you got when you ate squirrels for four generations. Smarter than a rat and tougher than a goat, and jumpier than either one.

My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever.

For me the end of a book is just as exciting as it is for a reader.

To fill a small bag means selecting,and choosing, and evaluating. There's no logicial end to that process. Pretty soon I would have a big bag, and then two or three. A month later I'd be like the rest of you.

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

Everything you could want - action, suspense, character and setting, all floating on the easy lyricism of a fine writer at the top of his game.