“I've been writing about James Fenimore Cooper. He was not a writer. He...” — Leslie Fiedler Quote

“I've been writing about James Fenimore Cooper. He was not a writer. Here was a man who was 30 years old and had never put anything more than his signature on paper.”

“If there's one thing I can't stand, it's somebody doing something because I pushed them in that direction.”

“The novel doesn't come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along.”

“My first car was a 2011 Mini Cooper, because I only learned to drive in 2010.”

“I have an acting crush on Gene Hackman; I have an acting crush on Tommy Lee Jones. Gary Cooper. Jimmy Cagney. Michael Gambon. Simon Russell Beale.”

“I was on Facebook. I'm not anymore, but my sister always sends pictures to a page. I'm sure you can find a Bradley Cooper there.”