Lev Grossman Quotes

Series Two of 'The Paradise' is meaty and thoroughly entertaining... and yeah, you're in for a good thrill ride!

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.

Any role that's proactive is a great role, and action roles are by their very nature proactive. You get to do stuff. I hate sitting in a corner - I'd much prefer an action role in a popcorn movie rather than pining in a corner not doing anything.

Freshness is important. If a game is fresh, new, intriguing, challenging, and enchanting, it will sell, and sell well.

The script for 'Drive Angry' is a great read with great characters and great action.

Wilbur Smith's novels make terrific holiday reading.

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.

Andy Andrews is the best speaker I have ever seen.

I'm always going to be someone that people enjoy watching.

To this day, I've found that it doesn't matter what a guy looks like if he's really funny. His sense of humor makes him attractive. On the other hand, you don't hear men saying, 'No she's not pretty, but is she ever funny!'

I'm not boring to be around. Something will always happen.

Tom is the most eccentric person I have ever worked with. We get on very well and I am most impressed with how he can hold an audience in the palm of his hand.

I find it so funny that people find me so interesting.

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.

You try to find things that are challenging and interesting and hopefully it will be the same to the audience.

When people tell me I've kept them up all night, I feel like I've succeeded.

It's the details and the human element that makes 'Recount' entertaining. Even though we know how the election ends, it plays like a thriller. It's also funny.

Not being boring is quite a challenge.

I won't go into detail but this animated one, the story line is very cool and the kids seem to love it.

I want the reader to turn the page and keep on turning until the end.

I'm attracted to things that are challenging and fun and interesting, and it certainly seems that audiences enjoy them as well.

It is not enough for a movie to be righteous. It must also be watchable.

What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail.

'Alpha' is a very fast-moving book. It doesn't lend itself to laborious introspection and the navel-gazing that some stories can fall prey to.

History should be written so that someone wants to read it