“I call myself a literary agent simply to distinguish myself from actor...” — Irving Paul Lazar Quote

“I call myself a literary agent simply to distinguish myself from actors' agents.”

“In a deal, you give and take. You compromise. Then you grab the cash and catch the next train out of town.”

“I'm not a very religious man, but I'm proud to be a Jew.”

“I always wanted to tell stories. Well, at least, I always came back to the notion of storytelling when the glitz and glamour of being a special effects designer or a fighter pilot or a DEA agent wore off.”

“Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agents; of all matters none is more confidential than those relating to secret operations.”

“I go on expeditions for the same reason an estate agent sells houses - to pay the bills.”