I'm ashamed to say that I'm from a very privileged background. David Lagercrantz ashamedbackgroundprivilege Change image and share on social
There is no money in the world that would compensate me for writing a lousy book. David Lagercrantz bookcompensatelousy Change image and share on social
I'm a strange kind of author - I like assignments. I wasn't clever enough to invent an iconic figure like Salander, but she's my kind of girl. David Lagercrantz assignmentauthorclever Change image and share on social
I'm not a secretive guy. I'm talkative. David Lagercrantz guysecretivetalkative Change image and share on social
If you have an extreme character, you need normal characters to contrast them. Sherlock Holmes certainly needed a Dr. Watson. And Pippi Longstocking, who supposedly inspired Lisbeth Salander, needed Tommy and Annika, the normal middle-class neighbors. David Lagercrantz annikacharacterclass share on social
The beautiful thing is I have sort of grown up. I don't care if I'm highbrow or not anymore. David Lagercrantz anymorebeautifulcare Change image and share on social
I'm always interested in talented or odd people, and my whole life I've written about geniuses who society has treated badly and they strike back - or not. David Lagercrantz backbadlygeniuse Change image and share on social
My life as an author has always been about brilliant, odd people. David Lagercrantz authorbrilliantlife Change image and share on social
You have to search for the best writer - I'm not saying I'm the one, but it's a bad idea to just find the person who is a copycat of Stieg Larsson. David Lagercrantz badcopycatfind Change image and share on social
A supervillain must continue to exist. David Lagercrantz continueexistsupervillain Change image and share on social
