Jack Reacher Is A Brilliant Movie

Culture Clash Is Terrific Drama.

When I'm Writing A Woman Character, I Don't Think, 'what Would A Woman Do?' I Just Think, 'what Would This Character Do In This Situation?

We’re All Good When It Suits Us, He Used To Say: That Doesn’t Count. It’s When You Want So Badly To Do Something Wrong—when You’re About To Make A Fortune From A Dishonest Deal, Or Kiss The Lovely Lips Of Your Neighbor’s Wife, Or Tell A Lie To Get Yourself Out Of Terrible Trouble—that’s When You Need The Rules. Your Integrity Is Like A Sword, He Would Say: You Shouldn’t Wave It Until You’re About To Put It To The Test.

Why Do You Have To Be The Same As The Others? ...most Of Them Are Stupid.

There Was A Very Serious Communist Strain Among American Intellectuals Before The War. America Was A More Tolerant Place In Those Days, And Communists Were Not Treated As Pariahs. That Ended With The Mccarthy Era.