“I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's novels.” ThinkingWritingChildrenSometimesNovelEtcDriversBusIronicExesTruckPolicemenSeamenTruck DriverBus Driver Author:Brian Jacques
“Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually lived.” IdeasSometimesStoriesDreamAdventureMy Friends Author:Brian Jacques
“I wanted to write something visual that I could read to the children. This was when I created the idea of Redwall Abbey in my imagination. As I wrote, the idea grew, and the manuscript along with it.” WritingChildrenIdeasWantedImaginationGrewVisualsMy ImaginationManuscriptsAbbeyRedwall Author:Brian Jacques
“I wrote about a bird that cleaned a crocodile's teeth. The story was so good that my teacher could not believe that a ten-year-old could write that well. I was even punished because my teacher thought I'd lied about writing it! I had always loved to write, but it was then that I realized that I had a talent for it.” WritingYearsBelieveWellsStoriesTeacherTalentTenBirdI RealizedTeethLiedCrocodiles Author:Brian Jacques
“I have my 1973 Citroen DS 23 Pallas. I drive it all the time. It's still the most beautiful shape in the world.” WorldStillsBeautifulShapes Author:Brian Johnson
“I used to have the Range Rover LR3, which I loved very, very much.” UsedRangeRange Rover Author:Brian Johnson
“When I was in school, I used to look out the window and see the big red double-deck buses driving by. It just looked so free.” LooksBigsSchoolUsedRedWindowDrivingBusDeck Author:Brian Johnson
“Comedy is great; you get to laugh! Life is so serious.” Life IsLaughingComedySerious Author:Clifton Collins, Jr.
“I didn't just grow up in one environment, so it was easy for me, as a child, just to imitate and just be all these different people.” PeopleChildrenDifferentGrowsEasyGrowing UpEnvironmentDifferent Peoples Author:Clifton Collins, Jr.
“I think it's not a big secret that I like to work a lot. I really go out for projects when I find things I'm passionate about.” ThinkingBigsSecretProjectsPassionate Author:Clifton Collins, Jr.