Being Quote by Tom Wolfe

The first interviews I gave were entirely unpleasant. You have people trying to trip you up with impolite questions that have nothing to do…

— Patrick O'Brian

I had never read in public, never given an interview. I was doing it all and trying to produce the next book and raise…

— Nick Bantock

I'm a very slow reader, and books of interviews are an absolute favorite of mine.

— Jason Schwartzman

I'm not an overnight success. My early publishing history, through my first five books, was unfortunate in many respects, typified by a couple of…

— John Lescroart

My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.

— Wilbur Smith

I had a hard time publishing my books in the beginning of my career, because editors were afraid what people would think of THEM,…

— Susie Bright

I've had a lot of books rejected in my time. My first novel, which didn't get published, was, with hindsight, crashingly dull.

— Helen Fielding

Generally, if you preface an interview request with, 'I'm an author writing a book,' for some reason, that seems to open a lot of…

— James Rollins

I was a terrible reporter. The only advantage was I made all my mistakes in a place and at a time where I didn't…

— Emily Maitlis

Interviews don't go to the core of my life. Everybody knows my life - it's an open book.

— Michael Moriarty

I was mainly in a state of nervousness while I wrote it - nervousness that it was far bigger and more complicated than anything…

— Jonathan Coe

Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them out all…

— Jerry Spinelli