Sidney Sheldon
Sidney Sheldon
Sidney Sheldonwas an American writer and producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 February 1917
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
begins characters talk
As I dictate, other characters come in and the story begins to form, and I really talk the story,
strong-women character personality
The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.
character way figures
What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure how to get them out.
character thinking hands
In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It's a much more in-depth process
real character thinking
If there is any secret to my success, I think it's that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel, and therefore I think my readers care about them.
character thinking people
I think people throughout the world identify with my characters.
character creative excitement
There's this sense of excitement because you invent and control the characters. You decide whether they live or die. I find this type of creative process tremendously stimulating.
air color except extra found gems pay screen willing year
That was the year every show on the air went to color, except for one, and I found out that Screen Gems wasn't willing to pay for color because it was an extra $300 a show,
ego written
On 'Jeannie' it said 'Created by Sidney Sheldon, written by Sidney Sheldon.' It was like an ego trip,
american-novelist groucho meant people realize wicked
The thing that made Groucho special was the way he used his body parts. He also had a wicked tongue. People didn't realize it, but when Groucho said something, he meant it.
bachelor beautiful bought came guidelines liberal moves networks panicked realized specific time woman
It also came at a time that the networks weren't liberal about what they showed, and the network panicked when they realized they'd bought a show with a beautiful half-naked woman who moves in with a bachelor and says, 'What can I do for you?' I got a 22-page memo, with specific guidelines of what we couldn't do.
fan flattering love mail pleases understand women
Some of the most flattering fan mail I get are from women who want to know how I can understand and write like a woman, and that pleases me very much because I love women,
loneliness solitude ache
Jamie enjoyed solitude, but loneliness was a constant ache.
dream kings love-is
To find riches is a beggar’s dream, but to find love is the dream of kings.