The mark of a writer is to make a story as likely as possible, and I’ve done my best to deliver authentic atmosphere. Philip Kerr Read Quote
Being British, we tend to think of ourselves as America’s best friend. And as your best friend, that gives us a little bit of license to point out things that could have been handled better. Philip Kerr Read Quote
I always worry I’ve probably written one too many Bernie Gunther books and that I should probably give him his gold watch. Philip Kerr Read Quote
The most interesting legal philosophy is German, so naturally I went to Germany, particularly to Berlin, quite a bit. Philip Kerr Read Quote
The fascination for me writing about crime in Berlin was the idea that there was this much bigger crime taking place in the background, a fantastically epochal moment in history which is just going on. That just sort of makes the whole thing have a greater resonance. Philip Kerr Read Quote
I love sitting at my desk and facing a quiet day with a pen in my hand, and putting myself into a story. It’s kind of weird, isn’t it? I mean, to absent myself from real life and make up stories is strange, but I started doing this when I was ten years old. It was all I wanted to do. Philip Kerr Read Quote
I used to play quite a good lead guitar, R&B style. Clapton and BB King are heroes. Philip Kerr Read Quote
I prefer to write books for children instead of reading them. But I do strongly believe in childhood and in respecting childhood innocence. I don’t like books for children that deal with adult themes. Philip Kerr Read Quote
James Bond was an early favourite, although I didn’t understand much of it. I read the Bible a lot, too. You might say that this was my favourite, since I seemed to read it so often. Philip Kerr Read Quote
I write by hand and then transfer the text onto the computer. I like the process of actually having a pen in my hand. Things flow more easily for me that way. Philip Kerr Read Quote
