A lot of people don't understand why I'm not out diving for treasure.
After putting the kids to bed, I would think about what I wanted to write.
After the Dirk Pitt books became best-sellers, I could afford to buy the more exotic examples of classic autos.
Either you've got the bug, or you haven't. There are many things I'd rather be doing than writing a book.
I almost write to formula, because there's a historical beginning, then the plots get convoluted.
I can appreciate other writers' works.
I can't retire. My readers won't let me.
I collect vintage cars, so you always find them in my books.
I didn't have the great American novel burning inside me, but I felt I could try my hand at popular fiction.
I don't like interior decorating. It looks gorgeous, but it doesn't have that lived-in look.
I get up in the morning, get to the office, and write until about six o'clock in the evening.
I had horrible experiences in Hollywood.
I honestly thought I probably did sell 100 million books. That doesn't seem out of the ordinary to me.
I like snappy dialogue and short descriptions and lots of action.
I love doing the research for the novels. For me, the writing is hard work.
Nobody gives a damn about the Merrimac. You know how it is. Winners write the history books.
My son's name is Dirk - I named Dirk Pitt after him when he was about three years old.
My friends joke that I raised the Titanic and never left the Rockies.
My forte is the plotting. You sit down, and you work out a plot.
My books are easy to read. No folderol.
Maybe some day they'll find me behind the computer, just bones and cobwebs.
Matthew's all right. Originally, I wanted Errol Flynn, but McConaughey should be good as Dirk Pitt.
It's a quirk of mine; I love neat garages.
It's a job. I entertain my readers. I get up in the morning, and I start typing.
If you are a writer, Saturday and Sunday don't mean anything.
If it ain't fun, it ain't worth doing.
I've always liked Mexican food.
I'm writing for entertainment. I like people to reach the end and feel they got their money's worth.
I'm not working on the Great American Novel. All I am doing, I hope, is entertaining readers.
I'm not a great writer of literature. I'm an entertainer.
