Scott Turow
Scott Turow
Scott Frederick Turowis an American author and lawyer. Turow has written nine fiction and two nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Films have been based on several of his books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth12 April 1949
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
amazon deserve dispute good lots personally
There are lots of things about Amazon for which they deserve credit. They're innovative. There are lots of very, very happy Amazon customers. I'm not here to dispute that Amazon has been personally good for me or to say that they haven't been, so far, good to their customers.
believing melting pot stopped universal
Americans stopped believing in the melting pot and in universal American values.
badge courage interested novel red serious
I think the first serious novel that interested me was The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.
brass cup desk grotesque marble men pencils remind shaving store
I keep two sentimental mementos on my desk to remind me of two favorite men. There is an inkwell that my Uncle Seymour made, a brass grotesque he mounted on a marble base. And my grandfather's shaving cup is there, used to store pencils and pens.
generally people saw speaking violence
Generally speaking most of the people I saw who were irretrievably violent, were people who had had violence done to them as children.
fidelity itself system
I think lawyers have a fidelity to the system itself that's always got to be with them, and indeed, most of the defense lawyers I know observe that.
burden innocent movies proof
Presumed Innocent was filmed for the movies and The Burden of Proof was filmed for TV.
durable
Yes, that's a pretty durable Turow theme. Everyone has two sides.
dilemmas position
Those kind of dilemmas are commonplace when you're a prosecutor. You're always in that position with the flipper witnesses.
guarantees-that democracy pillars
Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry.
burden-of-proof burden proof
The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author.
narrative purpose ambiguity
The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.
punishment death-penalty capital-punishment
That led me to say that when push comes to shove, I'm against capital punishment.
best brought fact plot
The fact is that plot has brought out the best in me.