James Frey
James Frey
James Christopher Freyis an American writer and the founder and CEO of Full Fathom Five, a transmedia production company responsible for the young adult series "The Lorien Legacies", the first book of which, I Am Number Four, was made into a feature film by DreamWorks Studios...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth12 September 1969
CountryUnited States of America
art book mean
What someone calls my books is irrelevant to me. I consider them works of art and rules and categories and labels mean nothing.
beautiful optimistic alive
I am essentially optimistic. Being alive is incredible. Life is extraordinary and beautiful. It can be hard and sad and terrifying, but it's all we've got.
religious order practice
America was first colonized by Puritans. Most of our earliest immigrants, and many since, have come here in order to practice their religious beliefs as they please. Our culture has always been, and will most likely always be, profoundly influenced by religion.
reason mercenary screenwriters
When I was a screenwriter, I was doing it for mercenary reasons.
dream way impossible
Dreams can come true there [Los Angeles]in ways impossible anywhere else, and they can get destroyed as well.
writing style pieces
When I started writing 'A Million Little Pieces,' I felt like it was the right story with the style I had been looking for, and I just kept going.
believe ideas trying
I've always wondered what it would be like if the Messiah, or Christ Returned, were actually alive and living in our society; who would that person be, how we would identify them, how would they live and what would they believe in, how would society react to them? I decided to try and tell my idea of that story.
beautiful believe thinking
Sometimes I really want to believe in God. I really admire, in a lot of ways, people who have faith. I think it must be a beautiful thing to believe.
struggle fighting wife
My wife says I'm only comfortable when there's a fight. And it's true. The thing that motivates me is struggle.
book nonfiction fiction
Most books aren't pure nonfiction or fiction.
book writing world
I'm just going to write my books and do my work and release it. Let the world decide what it is, and if it's any good or not.
thinking artist want
I think as an artist or a writer it's OK to want to control your own work.
attitude writing killers
To write a damn good thriller, you need a killer attitude.
bombs cloning tests
We know have the power of God in many ways: the atomic bomb, the ability to create life in a test tube, cloning, artificial intelligence.