Jeff Lindsay
Jeff Lindsay
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth14 July 1952
CountryUnited States of America
avoid bit bogged bores certainly techniques writers
I certainly try to avoid getting bogged down in forensics. There is certainly a whole lot of other writers who know a lot more than me about it. I know enough about it to do a little bit of background on laboratory techniques and stuff. But it kind of bores me.
blend cannot intent pure rhythm tells writer
Every writer must find a way of writing that tells the reader: This is me and no one else. The Voice can be idiosyncratic, but it cannot be obscure. It is a blend of style and content and intent and rhythm and pure personality.
rejected success
I didn't expect any success at all. I was rejected by every publisher in the world and every agent in town.
clause deliberate knock people
I made a deliberate choice to write something people would enjoy, not knock people out with 'Boy, he can really put a clause together!'
considered
If you look at Victorian England, being a soldier was considered a noble profession.
capital eliminate
I don't agree with capital punishment as it is now, because too often mistakes are made. But I think that if you eliminate the mistakes, then there are times when it is justified.
comics creative felt home life marvel relevant wellspring
Marvel Comics has always been a place where I felt at home. It has been a very important part of my life and has always been a wellspring of creative and relevant ideas.
slips
I try to write as serious as possible, and then a joke slips in.
cheapen good
'Dexter' has been very, very good to me. I would rather stop doing it than cheapen it.
time
I don't have much time to sit and watch a lot of TV. And I can't really binge-watch.
tv
Someone who is not a killer is not going to watch a TV show and decide to be a killer.
connection faces hours job realise single three
I know a lot of law officers, and every single one of them faces a moment - usually after about three hours on the job - when they realise that there's no connection between law and justice.
dexter family love
I wanted Dexter to have a family that could love him and understand him.
sees
The law, as an institution, avoids justice, subverts it, just as often as it sees it done.