James Ellroy's Profile
Brief about James Ellroy: By info that we know James Ellroy was born at 1948-03-04. And also James Ellroy is American Writer.
Some James Ellroy's quotes. Goto "James Ellroy's quotation" section for more.When I was a kid, Eisenhower had been President forever, and all of a sudden, everything in the world was all about Jack Kennedy. I was 12, interested in politics; my father was from Massachusetts, had an accent like Kennedy.
Tags: Father, Politics, PresidentI like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don't want to be some stress casualty in early middle age.
Tags: Age, Alone, HurtI am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and markedly on the side of authority. The truth is I would rather err on the side of too much authority than too little.
Tags: Rather, Side, TruthAnybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose.
Tags: Anybody, Few, PoliticsAs a kid, I sensed history going on all around me, but the basic thrust of it didn't move me.
Tags: History, Kid, MoveAs critical acclaim and response has built up, every interview I give is a chance to puncture the myth I've created about my work and refine it.
Tags: Chance, Give, WorkI am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective.
Tags: Career, Off, WritingI don't know anybody in the underworld. I make this stuff up. I don't know any criminals.
Tags: Anybody, Criminals, StuffI love thinking about American history, thinking about LA history. I love brooding on crime.
Tags: History, Love, ThinkingI want to see these bad, bad, bad, bad men come to grips with their humanity.
Tags: Bad, Humanity, MenI'm clenched down, I'm locked in on it, which is my general approach to life.
Tags: Approach, General, LifeI'm getting a wider circle of fans now. More women, more middle class people.
Tags: Fans, Getting, WomenI've been tremendously moved by a bunch of odd books. Ross McDonald is very important to me. I love the Lew Archer books.
Tags: Books, Love, MovedRaymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really committed it.
Tags: Committed, Gave, OnceRock and rollers can get you the youth buzz, and younger people are fanatical readers.
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