“Every time I've ever gotten close to being successful, I've found some...” — Joe R. Lansdale Quote

“Every time I've ever gotten close to being successful, I've found some way to screw it up.”

“The simple fact is, the more people who buy your books, the more are likely to read you. That's what I'd like to see happen.”

“If you know everything, it keeps you from writing. You don't want a story to burn you out instead of surprising you.”

“When you have the trust of a fighter and you have the responsibility of that responsibility that you have of a person that puts his trust in your hands and you better not screw it up.”

“If you screw up and do something, don't lie about it; come clean.”

“Also, I plan to screw something up on every movie I do so that I can learn from my mistakes and become a better director with each project.”