Words matter. These are the best Sidney Sheldon Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
When you write a movie, you have a hundred collaborators. But when you write a novel, it’s yours.
Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.
There’s this sense of excitement because you invent and control the characters. You decide whether they live or die. I find this type of creative process tremendously stimulating.
Talent is a gift that can be given, and it can be taken away. We have to appreciate that.
Don’t give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don’t listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.
My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place – police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.
The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I’ve known in my life.
If there is any secret to my success, I think it’s that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel, and therefore I think my readers care about them.
I think that’s because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I’m using for their setting.
I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would-be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story.
Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine.
Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page.
When people tell me I’ve kept them up all night, I feel like I’ve succeeded.
The thing that made Groucho special was the way he used his body parts. He also had a wicked tongue. People didn’t realize it, but when Groucho said something, he meant it.
I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor – which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history.
I think people throughout the world identify with my characters.
In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It’s a much more in-depth process.
I go to great lengths to make certain situations feel right to the reader.
I always spend time exploring the customs and attitudes of the countries I’m using for locations, and interviewing the people who live there. I’ve visited over 90 countries thus far.
Women’s value has been under-recognized for far too long.
