“I got halfway through 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' I don't get i...” — Elmore Leonard Quote

“I got halfway through 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' I don't get it at all. What's the big thrill? It's boring.”

“I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write.”

“I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp magazines, like 'Dime Western' and '10 Story Western' that were still being published. The better ones paid two cents a word. And I thought, 'I like Westerns.'”

“I'm a big cardigan sweater guy.”

“I am big into aromatherapy.”

“I don't care who's No. 1 on the call sheet or how big my trailer is. I care about the work. I don't care who gets the laughs. I just care that the laugh comes.”