He is probably the premiere mystery writer today. He's our generation's Dashiell Hammett.


Dave Taylor

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TAYLOR LAUTNER
I've always been really active. I grew up playing sports, so I'm always shooting hoops or th...
TAYLOR LAUTNER
When I went to Australia, I went shark diving. It was crazy. It was called 'extreme' shark d...
TAYLOR LAUTNER
The actual getting into the gym and working out process was easier, but the eating was harder. I had...
TAYLOR LAUTNER
I love to have fun and goof around and be silly, so anybody who can also do that is good for me.
TAYLOR LAUTNER
Filming 'Eclipse' - Eclipse was my favorite book so I was really excited to start filming th...
TAYLOR LAUTNER
There's some things you just have to live with. Like twelve cars camping outside your house, and...
TAYLOR LAUTNER
I believe in the saying, 'If you aim at nothing, you're going to hit nothing.' So if you...
TAYLOR LAUTNER
I like to think of myself as very loyal, and I love everyone I surround myself with, whether they...
TAYLOR LAUTNER
You've got to keep your eye on the prize and do what you love to do.
TAYLOR LAUTNER
When I'm not acting, I try to be normal, play golf, play hockey. It's funny because you'...
TAYLOR KITSCH
I would do 'John Carter' again tomorrow. I'm very proud of 'John Carter.' Box of...
TAYLOR KITSCH
I admire an actor that can do a lot with doing nothing really, for the most part. I like doing a lot...
TAYLOR KITSCH
Put paying your dues and all that puts so much into being a success. You have an understanding of wh...
TAYLOR KITSCH
I have like 20 snap-up shirts in my closet, and I never, never would have thought before FNL would I...
TAYLOR KITSCH
I played pretty darn competitive-level hockey. Then the good old knee injury. Obviously, it's a ...
TAYLOR KITSCH
I've always been intimidated by the technicalities of taking photos, especially with a film came...
TAYLOR KITSCH
A lot of people are surprised to hear that an actor studied for two or three years. They take the cr...
TAYLOR KITSCH
There's that stigma about New Yorkers, how they're so mean, but in my experience it was quit...
TAYLOR KITSCH
You never walk out of the gym and say, 'I shouldn't have gone.'
TAYLOR KITSCH
I work a lot in Africa: Texas and Africa have the best sunsets on the planet, that I've ever see...
TAYLOR KITSCH
And those Texas sunsets... I work a lot in Africa: Texas and Africa have the best sunsets on the pla...
TAYLOR KITSCH
I want to be scared. I want to keep taking insane risks. I want to be scared because you're goin...
TAYLOR KITSCH
I'm an all-or-nothing person.
TAYLOR KITSCH
I don't do the L.A. scene. I stay focused and very myopic. I don't feel I need to prove myse...
TAYLOR KITSCH
People hate cardio. I hate cardio. But pick the five top songs that you love. Do your cardio during ...
TAYLOR KITSCH
A good old rodeo never hurt anyone.
TAYLOR KITSCH
To me, the most romantic gesture is a quiet night with my girl. I like to cook for her. I'm a me...
TAYLOR KINNEY
Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When...
TAYLOR KINNEY
My mum wants me to get married - and have children, of course. She's met Gaga; we've been da...
TAYLOR KINNEY
I want a brood, you know. I'd like to have a little soccer team and a minivan and all that stuff...
TAYLOR KINNEY
When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rum...
TAYLOR KINNEY
I once lived in a cottage made entirely of wood, and there was an electrical fire. We all ran outsid...
TAYLOR KINNEY
I don't have lavish taste.
TAYLOR KINNEY
I own nothing; I just stay with friends all over the country.
TAYLOR KINNEY
I think I'd be a good dad; it would be a pleasure.
TAYLOR KINNEY
As an actor, some of my favorite things to work on are night exterior scenes. Any time that we'r...
TAYLOR KINNEY
If 'Chicago Fire' goes for a long run, maybe I'll look for a place, but in my line of wo...
TAYLOR KINNEY
I have a bunch of brothers. I grew up with a big family.
TAYLOR KINNEY
To be honest, as an actor, job security is not a trait.
TAYLOR KINNEY
I don't think anybody thinks they're bad, just in life, in general.
TAYLOR KINNEY
I enjoy my food. I like to grill; I do that a lot. I like meat and have big dinners - steak, red mea...
TAYLOR KINNEY
I was in San Francisco for 'Trauma' and then got back to town and got situated and started l...
TAYLOR KINNEY
I love Sunday-morning drives. I'll be up at 6 A.M., get a cup of coffee, and head out.
TAYLOR KINNEY
I am a gypsy. I havent' had a home for a long time. Call me a homeless person - I just throw eve...
TAYLOR KINNEY
I'm a country boy. I grew up kicking around the woods, riding dirt bikes, playing football, clim...
TAYLOR KINNEY