Stephen King. Now I'm not crazy about him, but he's a great a writer.
I'm the most translated writer in the world, behind Lenin, Tolstoy, Gorki and Jules Verne. And they're all dead.
I'm 82 years old, wherever I go everybody knows me, but here's why... I'm a merchandiser, I'm not just a writer, I stay in every avenue you can think of.
Nobody reads a book to get to the middle.
Inspiration is an empty bank account.
I know an awful lot of Hollywood people, who are so self-important, I can't understand it.