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
I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective. James Ellroy affordcareerdetective Change image and share on social
As a kid, I sensed history going on all around me, but the basic thrust of it didn't move me. James Ellroy basichistorykid 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
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 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
As much as I transferred my mother to Elizabeth Shore of The Black Dahlia, as much as her dad mutated into an obsession with crime in general, well, I have thought about other things throughout the years. James Ellroy blackcrimedad share on social
Every one of my books is written from the viewpoint of cops, with the exception of my book Killer on the Road, which is written from the viewpoint of a serial killer. James Ellroy bookcopexception Change image and share on social
