Ravi Subramanian Quotes

Whether labeled as such or not, I think every book I've ever written has been, more or less, a romantic suspense. I have always put tremendous effort into making each book a page turner: The harder it is for the reader to put it down, the better I've done my job.

It's not often a thriller keeps me wound up as well as 'Headhunters' did. I knew I was being manipulated and didn't care. It was a pleasure to see how well it was being done.

It's a comedy thriller, brilliantly written and it's full of twists and turns at every page. When I was reading it I was desperate to get to the end to find out what happens, it really hooks you.

I'd love to make a thriller.

For me a thriller is a very carefully structured story.

Suspense is one of the ways you persuade a reader to become engaged and stay engaged with your work.

I think the thriller aspect of this film [Fifty Shades Darker] is what excited me most.

I love a big, character-rich story with a dark heart, with a compelling mystery or some kind of ticking clock at its center. I want to be lured in by prose, captured by character, and bound by stellar plotting to keep turning the pages.

If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.

I think suspense is a big thing.

To answer that I have to describe what I think is my responsibility as a thriller writer: To give my readers the most exciting roller coaster ride of a suspense story I can possibly think of.

Ultimately, a great thriller is a roller coaster ride. I like to think that's a promise I have never failed to keep, and one that I'd say has served my books well.

Even though I don't necessarily believe in everything that's supernatural, I like being scared and I like things that are suspenseful.

I was so obsessed by Lisbeth Salander and all the characters, but of course if you're going to write a crime novel worthy of Stieg Larsson, you need a plot, don't you?

Thrillers are my favorite. I like stuff that keeps you on the edge of your seat or maybe makes you jump.

Suspense is my thing. I think I am able to make people want to keep turning pages. They want to know what happens.

All I want out of a television show is that I be intrigued and entertained.

Suspense is a real tough beast in terms of the filmmaking.

One of the wonderful things about 'Power' and why fans often say it makes their heart race is it's set up like a horror film because the audience is, like, four or five steps ahead of the characters.

I like a good old thriller.

I don't always enjoy them, but when a scary movie has a really good storyline, that gets me interested.

With thrillers, I tend to concentrate on the research and pace more than the characters.

For thrillers, it's especially difficult to carve out a good trailer.

A thriller must be thrilling. A mystery may or may not be a thriller depending on how much breathless emotion it has, as opposed to cerebral calculation.

From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness.