Nobody reads a book to get to the middle.
I know an awful lot of Hollywood people, who are so self-important, I can't understand it.
Critics themselves, they used to tear me up.
I'm a country boy. I hate New York. But that's where things happen, so I use it as a base for stories, I know enough about it. But I have to keep going back there.
Victor Saville was bad news because he wanted money just to do one big picture.
Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.