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I grew up on the crime stuff. Spillane, Chandler, Jim Thompson, and noir movies like Fuller, Orson Welles, Fritz Lang. When I first showed…

— Frank Miller

To be honest, I never, ever thought I'd ever do comedy. I was so frequently cast early on as a high-born young man with...…

— Leslie Nielsen

I love crime dramas. They're horrible but I find them fascinating.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

Of those, the only one that really stands out for me is Tales From The Darkside, for a couple of reasons, one in particular…

— Brent Spiner

I definitely am a huge lover of comedy, and it's only through doing so many comedies that I've realised how much of an influence…

— Bradley Cooper

I think 'In The Heat Of The Night' was one of the most influential films on me. Looking back now, I can see how…

— Taylor Sheridan

I've never been a great fan of crime fiction. I read Agatha Christie in my youth, but that's all.

— Olga Tokarczuk

The truth is that the writers who most influenced me weren't people categorized as crime writers. I'd say I learned more from John O'Hara,…

— Elmore Leonard

I wasn't that into crime novels at all, but a friend introduced me to the work of Jim Thompson - I loved all his…

— Jo Nesbo

My inspiration is the one and only godfather of comedy himself, Richard Pryor. He's the greatest.

— Eddie Griffin

I particular enjoy the crime writer, Walter Ellis Mosley. He does a series of Chandler-esque detective stories.

— Lennie James

I've done movies with Oliver Stone and Michael Mann. And I've done quite a few dramas in my time, from the theatre to film…

— James Belushi