E. L. James

“Everyone's clamoring for the fourth book in the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy, which makes me laugh. Just the part of 'a fourth book in trilogy' that makes me laugh, not the clamoring for the next book.”

“I never set out to do this - getting to No. 1 in the 'New York Times' bestseller list wasn't even a pipedream.”

“I've worked in television all my life, but really I've always wanted to work in the movies.”

“I hate having my photograph taken.”

“If you've been married for 400 years, as I have, it's nice to experience first love again and you can vicariously through a book.”

“I don't watch much British television at all. I mean, it's ironic because I used to work in it for years.”

“I came up with a story and I wrote it.”

“I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling.”

“I'm not a great writer.”

“I think women love a passionate love story.”

“I see myself as a story teller.”

“Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.”

“God forbid that women have fantasies.”

“I really like clever men who challenge you.”

“I'm a bit of a control freak.”

“I value my anonymity. I'm happy to come in on the tube or the train and watch other people reading 'Fifty Shades.'”

“All a writer wants is to be read, and people are so flattering and lovely. I mean, there are witches out there as well. But most are so kind.”

“Yes, I'm a 'Twi-hard.' I became obsessed. Absolutely obsessed. I didn't watch television, I didn't go to the cinema. My friends would ring and say: 'What are you doing?' And I would say: 'I've just got to finish this chapter.'”

“I think women love to read love stories.”

“Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up.”