Mickey Spillane

I read all the time... I read a lot of history books.

Hemingway hated me. I sold 200 million books, and he didn't. Of course most of mine sold for 25 cents, but still... you look at all this stuff with a grain of salt.

I'm a country boy. I hate New York. But that's where things happen, so I use it as a base for stories, I know enough about it. But I have to keep going back there.

I love being physical, but I am extreme either way. I can be superfit. And then I can be really lazy and ignore everything.

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.