Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasenis an American journalist, columnist, and novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth12 March 1953
CityPlantation, FL
CountryUnited States of America
dream reality genius
I love reality shows. The folks who dream up some of these concepts are either geniuses, or totally stoned.
world montana armpits
Disney world is an armpit,compared to Montana!!
book writing waiting
I’m waiting for the day when Rush Limbaugh’s pharmacist writes a book.
smart school middle
I've never progressed very far from my days as a smart aleck in middle school.
real writing thinking
The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write a scene that I think is the sickest thing I have ever dreamed up, it is surpassed by something that happens in real life.
book names profound
Here's my rule: You always want to pay cash for your own books, because if they look at the name on the credit card and then they look at the name on the book jacket, then there's this look of such profound sympathy for you that you had to resort to this. It really is withering.
real book doe
All novels are about crime. You'd be hard pressed to find any novel that does not have an element of crime. I don't see myself as a crime novelist, but there are crimes in my books. That's the nature of storytelling, if you want to reflect the real world.
book character stories
My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story,
trying down-and nonfiction
When I'm working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek at something else.
funny order laughing
I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.
humor weapons incredibles
Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.
character dark unique
Bangkok 8 is one of the most startling and provocative mysteries that I've read in years. The characters are marvelously unique, the setting is intoxicating and the plot unwinds in dark illusory strands, reminiscent of Gorky Park. Once I started, I didn't want to put it down.
anger soapbox humour
My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don't just get angry and jump on a soapbox.
morning home writing
I never laugh or smile when I am writing. When I come home for lunch after writing all morning, my wife says I look like I just came home from a funeral. This is not bragging. This is an illness.