Laura Hillenbrand (born May 15, 1967) is an American author of books and magazine articles. Read full biography of Laura Hillenbrand →
The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I've spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden.
Since signing with Universal, I have been working closely with Gary Ross, the director, producer and screenwriter. We have spent many hours on the... →
For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on... →
Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my... →
I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship... →
I think if I had been writing fiction, where the work is entirely dependent on the writer's creativity and the potential directions the narrative... →
I was 8 years old when I went across the street from my house to a fair, and they always had a used book sale. For a quarter I bought a book called... →
I'm looking for a way out of here. I can't have it physically, so I'm going to have it intellectually. It was a beautiful thing to ride... →
I am disabled, so I can't travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me... →
People think I must have been turning cartwheels on the night I sealed the movie deal - which was only two days after sealing the book deal - but I... →
For 'Seabiscuit,' I interviewed 100 people I never met.
I had been writing professionally since 1988.
I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.
Laura Hillenbrand (born May 15, 1967) is an American author of books and magazine articles.