America Quote by Ol Parker

The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.

— Rachel Gibson

I made 'Siam Sunset.' In Australia, it was pretty much universally hated, but I did notice that almost any American who saw it loved…

— John Polson

I wrote Neon Ballroom in that time where I hated music, really everything about it, I hated it.

— Daniel Johns

I've always liked the classic "young adult" writers like Mark Twain, Jack London, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens. They write so clearly, and they know…

— Arthur Bradford

When I started writing, I just hoped for a nice little paperback series.

— Clive Cussler

I'm a big fan of 'The Office', both the British and the American versions.

— Tina Fey

One reviewer dubbed my first book, 'Getting Rid of Matthew,' 'chick noir,' and another called it 'anti chick lit,' both of which I loved.

— Jane Fallon

I've always wanted to be a part of that experience of writing to an audience that is just starting to fall in love with…

— Sarah Mlynowski

I didn't have the great American novel burning inside me, but I felt I could try my hand at popular fiction.

— Clive Cussler

Novels by British writers are among my favorites because our family has enjoyed travel in England and because they are written with an economy…

— Beverly Cleary

I particularly remember with 'Casino,' everyone was like, 'It's not 'Goodfellas!'' No, it's not 'Goodfellas.' That's right: it's a different movie. Now, everyone thinks…

— Thelma Schoonmaker

I'm telling you, every film I've ever made has been hated by the U.K. critics.

— James Gray