My mother and I will continue on some level that I haven't determined yet. I think my mother's a great character, and I have to say that giving my mother to the world has to be the biggest thrill of my writing career. James Ellroy bigcareercharacter share on social
I am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and markedly on the side of authority. The truth is I would rather err on the side of too much authority than too little. James Ellroy activityauthorityconservative share on social
I don't know anybody in the underworld. I make this stuff up. I don't know any criminals. James Ellroy criminalmakestuff Change image and share on social
Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose. James Ellroy crimeloosepolitic Change image and share on social
I want to see these bad, bad, bad, bad men come to grips with their humanity. James Ellroy badgriphumanity Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, Eisenhower had been President forever, and all of a sudden, everything in the world was all about Jack Kennedy. I was 12, interested in politics; my father was from Massachusetts, had an accent like Kennedy. James Ellroy accenteisenhowerfather share on social
I'm clenched down, I'm locked in on it, which is my general approach to life. James Ellroy approachclenchgeneral Change image and share on social
I was a WASP kid going to a high school that was 99 percent Jewish and I wanted attention and I wanted to make a spectacle of myself because I couldn't stand to be ignored. James Ellroy attentionhighjewish Change image and share on social
I'm getting a wider circle of fans now. More women, more middle class people. James Ellroy circleclassfan Change image and share on social
