Abel Quote by Louise Mensch

I am drawn to characters so full of internal contradictions. Idi Amin was one. I loved writing him.

— Peter Morgan

I still think that of all the people doing top fiction today, John D. MacDonald is the best.He was my model as a kid.…

— Stephen King

Among non-fiction authors I like Richard Bach, Nichiren Daishonin, Burton Watson, Deepak Chopra and MJ Akbar.

— Mukul Dev

I couldn't choose a favourite author, but two contemporary writers who have never disappointed me are Tim Winton and Alice Munro.

— Mariella Frostrup

I teethed on books of heroes such as Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and King David.

— Luke Ford

I discovered Orson Welles in college; my freshman English professor screened 'Citizen Kane' for us, and I wound up writing a 20-page term paper…

— Claire Danes

Gemmell's name guarantees a satisfying story and a thumping good read. I recommend all his heroic creations - 'Druss the axeman,' 'the Jerusalem man,'…

— Neal Asher

Among books, one of my early favorites was Gurunath Naik, a Marathi novelist. His mysteries were very popular in the 70s.

— Atul Kulkarni

Every time I read it, I realised 'Bajirao Mastani' must be made. It's such a powerful screenplay.

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

When I first heard the 'Urumi' script, I was surprised, shocked, and excited. It was a strong script with a reference to the past.…

— Nithya Menen

In some ways, I don't consider a single Hap and Leonard novel the best, but I consider them my best characters.

— Joe R. Lansdale

Charles Dickens was an incredibly cinematic writer. He wrote this one hundred years before there were movies. He writes very thematically. It is amazing.

— Jim Carrey