The Myth About Me As A Footballer

I Don't Think I'll Ever Feel As Famous Or As Popular As I Felt When I Was A 17-year-old Soccer Player In Modle. Only About 20,000 People Live There And 12,000 Of Them Come To Every Game. Running Onto The Pitch Each Week Was Just The Most Fantastic Feeling. Nothing Can Beat That.

To Have The Chance Of Being Loved We Have To Take A Chance On Being Destroyed Inside

I Have Questioned Myself About The Brutality In The Last Few Novels. Actually In The Leopard, In Hindsight, I Feel I Went A Little Bit Too Far With Screaming Blood. There Are A Couple Of Scenes That I Regret And Wish I Had The Chance To Rewrite. Phantom Has Less Blood.

When I Propose A Candidate For A Job I Don't Do It Because The Person In Question Is The Best But Because He Is The One The Client Will Employ. I Provide Them With A Head That Is Good Enough, Placed On A Body They Want. [...] The World Is Full Of People Who Pay Serious Money For Bad Pictures By Good Artists. And Mediocre Heads On Tall Bodies.

I Wasn't That Into Crime Novels At All, But A Friend Introduced Me To The Work Of Jim Thompson - I Loved All His Books.