Autobiography Quote by Hunter S. Thompson

Just personally, I've been attached to 'On the Road' since 2007 and it was the greatest thing in my life when I got cast…

— Garrett Hedlund

Seeing my book on a billboard in New York was a bucket-list-type thing, but also a deeply surreal moment. I had to keep reminding…

— Ruth Ware

I love Richard Yates, his work, and the novel, Revolutionary Road. It's a devastating novel.

— Michael Chabon

It was a movie [The Railway Man] that stayed with me a long time. It's still one of the things I'm most proud of.…

— Jeremy Irvine

I couldn't have known 'Crank' was going to be published, let alone become a big hit. That book was very personal for me: I…

— Ellen Hopkins

The first book was out and for the first time we were on a book tour. Being the son of an immigrant, I'd never…

— Rene Redzepi

After 'Student Of The Year,' when I played that baby-doll, diva character, I knew I would be stereotyped, and I wanted to break that…

— Alia Bhatt

After I wrote my memoir, 'A Long Way Gone,' I was a bit exhausted. I didn't want to write another memoir; I felt that…

— Ishmael Beah

I had to do the book because there was an unauthorised biography which didn't tell it like it was.

— Cilla Black

The memoir was a very personal book. I wrote it as a personal journey and search about who my father was and how my…

— Barack Obama

I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was told. I hadn’t realized it (the original book) had survived, so was surprised…

— Harper Lee

Publishing a novel was such a proud thing for me. When I was a kid, I used to say to my mum and dad,…

— David Thewlis