The job of the screenplay is to identify and extract the essence of the story from the novel and reconfigure it for the screen, maintaining its essence in a different vehicle. Barry Eisler essenceextractidentify Change image and share on social
I have a long-standing interest in what I like to think of as 'forbidden knowledge:' methods of unarmed killing, lock picking, breaking and entry, spy stuff, and other things that the government wants only a few select individuals to know. Barry Eisler breakentryforbid share on social
When I wrote my eighth thriller, 'Inside Out,' in 2009, the villains were a group of CIA and other government officials who colluded to destroy a series of tapes depicting Americans torturing war-on-terror prisoners. Barry Eisler americanciacollude share on social
If the reader cares, I don't think it matters so much whether your hero is in fact an anti-hero. Barry Eisler anticarefact Change image and share on social
Publishing for me is a business, not an ideology. Barry Eisler businessideologypublish Change image and share on social
The difference between being a victim and a survivor is often a low level of situational awareness. You can't be a super-spy, watchful and paranoid every day. But I am more watchful than the average American. Barry Eisler americanaverageawareness share on social
I read pretty eclectically - fiction, non-fiction, and poetry - and I've been inspired and influenced by a number of writers. Barry Eisler eclecticallyfictionhave Change image and share on social
It would be awesome to be so impressive that we could sway people to our way of thinking just by declaiming our thoughts, but probably most of us lack such gravitas. Luckily, there's something even better: evidence, logic, and argument. Barry Eisler argumentawesomedeclaim share on social
The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk. Barry Eisler artclassdefense Change image and share on social
The post office actually achieves its mission. I wish we could say the same of the CIA. Barry Eisler achieveciamission Change image and share on social
