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I was in television drama, which is a first cousin to the movies, and I trust myself to make the right decisions.

Lee Child

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Lee Child
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 29
Author
Film Actor
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Coventry
England
UK
Jim Grant
James D. Jim Grant
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Television
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Drama

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I had a brief theater background and loved the backstage world there's more backstage work in television, so I saw a job advertised and applied, and got it. That was back in 1977, when getting jobs was easy.
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I'd been a thriller reader all my life.
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I like food, like any other guy, but it is not the main thing in my life. I can do without it.
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I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well.
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Hit them fast, hit them hard, and hit them a lot.
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The best fights are the ones you don't have, a wise man once said to me.
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Don't get it right - get it WRITTEN!
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A person less fortunate than yourself deserves the best you can give. Because of duty, and honor, and service. You understand those words? You should do your job right, and you should do it well, simply because you can, without looking for notice or reward.
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So, how to stay inside the world of entertainment without actually getting another job? I felt the only logical answer was to become a novelist. So I wrote the first book - driven by some very real feelings of desperation - and it worked.
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No, I'm a man with a rule. People leave me alone, I leave them alone. If they don't, I don't.
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They found out about him in July and stayed angry all through August. They tried to kill him in September. It was way too soon. They weren't ready. The attempt was a failure. It could have been a disaster, but it was actually a miracle. Because nobody noticed.
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Printing currency for foreigners to buy is the best racket a government can get into.
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It gives me some kind of chance to survive the night. How are those better odds? If you come back with me, you're guaranteed to survive the night. No, Reacher said. If I come back with you, I'm guaranteed to die of shame.
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