When I read biographies, I'm only interested in the first few chapters. I'm not interested in when people become successful. I'm interested in what made them successful.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't think of my books as being biographies. I never had any interest in doing a book just to write the life of a great man. I had zero interest in that. My interest is in power. How power works.
I love biographies. I'm especially into stuff about Hollywood in the '40s and '50s. I find it fascinating and terrifying.
I write literary biographies, so above all, I have to love the subject's books. But choosing a subject is tough.
From the very beginning, I envisioned success as selling enough books so I could keep getting published and continue to write what I wanted to without compromising.
I am a huge fan of biographies. What I'm always looking for is a story. I want a story I have never heard from anyone else.
I'm an avid biography reader.
My reading is always about musical biographies. I have an innate interest and passion for that.
I've always enjoyed reading history, particularly presidential biographies.
I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.
I've always had an abundance of material about the subjects of my biographies.