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I have been working up until recently with Neil Simon, who has been adapting the character to me.

I took acting lessons when I was 19, 20, and I had my writing.

I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it.

I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.

Without any intended hubris, I’ve lead a pretty exciting life. What I’ve tried to do in Mission Compromised is draw on those experiences to create a sense of excitement and realism within the story.

Writing a novel without being asked seems a bit like having a baby when you have nowhere to live.

My writing, like everything I do, comes profoundly from my heart. I believe that if you follow your heart you will be successful in one way or another. Old-fashioned as that might sound, the philosophy is true.

Paul’s the writer. Yeah, I wrote a little of that stuff, but that’s just technically true. In spirit, and in essence of the truth, it doesn’t matter. So I don’t know, maybe I’m being foolish for not being technical. Yeah, I wrote a certain portion of the things.

Fortunately, human beings are remarkably diverse models to work from.

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.