Stephen King. Now I'm not crazy about him, but he's a great a writer.

Those big-shot writers ... could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.

I dont like any of them, because they don't read the books. In Kiss Me Deadly my story is better than his story. Anthony Quinn played in The Lond Wait and he didn't read the book either.

Victor Saville was bad news because he wanted money just to do one big picture.

I played in a movie called Ring of Fear with Clyde Beatty and Pat O'Brien.

If the public likes you, you're good. Shakespeare was a common, down-to-earth writer in his day.

The first page sells this book. The last page sells your next book.