I've loved thrillers and spy stories since I was a kid. It's probably not a bad rule of thumb to write the kinds of stories you love to read.
Barry Eisler
What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't... →
When I read biographies, I'm only interested in the first few chapters. I'm not interested in when people become successful. I'm... →
Michael Eisner
I was already devouring literature and I was the ripe old age of 15 when I decided to be an actor. I just thought plays were the most fantastic way... →
Chiwetel Ejiofor
I didn't know anything about '12 Years a Slave.' Not the book, not Solomon Northup, which I was quite shocked by, once I'd read it... →
I've just tried to keep my eyes open, tried to read everything you can, and tried to see whether I see myself within it. If I do, then I can get... →
My sister-in-law works for a group that supports orphanages in Cairo. She and her colleagues take care of children left behind by circumstances... →
Mohamed ElBaradei
I was into Spider Man when I was a kid and that was the only comic I've ever read.
Idris Elba
No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.
George Eliot
Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.
T. S. Eliot