• Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay.

    Elmore Leonard: Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay.
    "Elmore Leonard’s Secret: 'Clean Living, and a Fast Outfield'". Interview with Jon Wiener, lareviewofbooks.org. August 20, 2013.