Michael Connelly Quotes & Sayings
28 most famous Michael Connelly quotes and sayings (author). These are the first 10 quotes we have for him.
“The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that when you look into the darkness of the abyss the abyss looks into you. Probably no other line or thought more inspires or informs my work.”
“I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about - police and criminals, the criminal justice system.”
“I'm a disciple of Raymond Chandler, who said in his essays that there's a quality of redemption in anything that can be called art.”
“What is overriding that and most important is that readers generally are interested in a good character. They might be more comfortable with Harry because they think they know him, but they always seem willing to give somebody new a chance.”
“I think there's a general misconception that anything written quickly lacks quality, and I don't believe that.”
“I realize now I could have gotten a whole book out of that and so I think that was a big mistake. But the truth is you write in the moment and with your head down and there is no way back then that I could have conceived of Harry having the longevity that he has had.”
“In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier.”
“I've sold 11 of my books to Hollywood. There are all kinds of my books on shelves in Hollywood because the scripts didn't capture the characters.”
“I feel I'm functioning at some level as a journalist because even though I write fiction, I'm trying to get the world accurate.”
“Write every day even if it is just a paragraph.”
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