Don Winslow

“A writer who doesn't need the money gains power and is dangerous in a negotiation.”

“I have to remind the people who put down East Coast surfing that Kelly Slater is from Florida.”

“You have to avoid what I call the 'smartest boy in class syndrome,' which is, just because you know it, you don't have to tell it. I often will go through a manuscript crossing stuff out, and say, 'This is just too much,' you know?”

“In the first place, it's surreal to watch filming, to see the little ideas you had in your head and now Taylor Kitsch is doing it, or Salma Hayek. And then to see it loud and bright onscreen is a trip.”