Celebrities E.L. James, Birthday: 7 March 1963, London, England, UK

All a writer wants is to be read, and people are so flattering and lovely. I mean, there are witches...Show more »

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. Show less «

I hate having my photograph taken.

Once you're in charge of your job, your house, your children, getting the food on the table, doing a...Show more »

Once you're in charge of your job, your house, your children, getting the food on the table, doing all of this, all of the time, it'd be nice for someone else to be in charge for a bit maybe. Show less «

I came up with a story and I wrote it.

I'm not a great writer.

I think women love to read love stories.

I'm looking forward to getting back to my house and my Ugg boots and not washing sometimes, and gett...Show more »

I'm looking forward to getting back to my house and my Ugg boots and not washing sometimes, and getting back to writing. Show less «

God forbid that women have fantasies.

[on 'Fifty Shades of Grey' ] I wrote the books really just to entertain myself. The fact that they'v...Show more »

[on 'Fifty Shades of Grey' ] I wrote the books really just to entertain myself. The fact that they've entertained a whole lot of other people is just thrilling. My only ambition when I published this was to see it one day in a book-shop. So everything has been, like, 'Holy crap!' Show less «

I see myself as a story teller.

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

Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partner...Show more »

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. Show less «

Yes, I'm a 'Twi-hard.' I became obsessed. Absolutely obsessed. I didn't watch television, I didn't g...Show more »

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.' Show less «

I think women love a passionate love story.

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

I'm a bit of a control freak.

Everyone's clamoring for the fourth book in the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy, which makes me laugh. Just t...Show more »

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. Show less «

I value my anonymity. I'm happy to come in on the tube or the train and watch other people reading '...Show more »

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

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

If you've been married for 400 years, as I have, it's nice to experience first love again and you ca...Show more »

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. Show less «

I really like clever men who challenge you.

I don't watch much British television at all. I mean, it's ironic because I used to work in it for y...Show more »

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

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

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

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