What Is Important Is Not What You

I'm Not 'mr. No-by-the-book.' I Just Want To Make Sure The Character Is By The Book.

Well, Did He Do It?" She Always Asked The Irrelevant Question. It Didn't Matter In Terms Of The Strategy Of The Case Whether The Defendant "did It" Or Not. What Mattered Was The Evidence Against Him -- The Proof -- And If And How It Could Be Neutralized. My Job Was To Bury The Proof, To Color The Proof A Shade Of Gray. Gray Was The Color Of Reasonable Doubt.

The Character Can Never Be Static From Book To Book. People Might Think You Just Come Up With A New Plot And Stick This Guy In. Well, He Has To Be As New As The Plot Every Time.

As A Bassist He Could Never Really Be A Sideman. He Was Always The Anchor. He Drove The Beat. Even If It Was Behind Miles Davis'a Horn.

You Can Fall In Love And Make Love Many Times But There Is Only One Bullet With Your Name Etched On The Side. And If You Are Lucky Enough To Be Shot With That Bullet Then The Wound Never Heals.