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I was a bad journalist.

I was never a good journalist, because I would make things up. A lot of people frowned on that, which is why I ended up in fiction.

I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information.

I always felt journalists had a very clear idea of what they wanted to write about me before the interview began.

I'm a reporter - if I don't interview someone, I don't have much to say, and I definitely can't just sit down and knock out 800 words on any subject you give me.

I was a lousy journalist. I could never be objective. Sometimes I invented the whole story.

I would never have been a good reporter because I am not accurate regarding facts.

I became a journalist because one didn't have to specialise.

I met all these important people and did all these stories, but I always had such excellent producers and assistants. I could show up to interview a world leader or a criminal and they would have things so well prepared anyone could have done it. It wasn't about 'me,' it was about 'us.'