Clive Cussler Quotes (8 Quotes)

I applied for the job. They had three stores and they were shocked They said that I was a little over qualified, but they hired me anyway.

It's always the thrill of the unknown. Everybody dives in the Grand Cayman or Bermuda. I don't dive in those places anymore, after 50 years the thrill just isn't there. I always tell everybody, go where nobody goes Go up into Canada or Alaska, sure it's cold water, but you'll be seeing things nobody has seen before

As for the DOXA watch, when I was beginning my second book, I was the creative director for a big ad agency in L.A. My wife said jokingly, why don 't you apply for this job It was a 400month job as a clerk in a Dive shop, perfect for writing underwater books.

She had the kids during the day and I would have them at night. That way they were never alone. I would put the kids to bed, and then I had nothing to do and nobody to talk to, so I would write.

Ever since Pitt was wearing one, collectors were dumbfounded they were saying that it wasn't an expensive watch, what's all the fuss about. I understand the prices have been driven up since then people are even paying 1000 for them. I've met people that tell me that they spent two years looking for one.

When I first started writing, I was in advertising at the time, I was doing most of my writing on weekends. I had studied most of the other series heroes and I figured it would be fun for mine to be different and put him in and around water. So I dreamed up Dirk Pitt.

Sometimes my plot lines are so convoluted, I get calls from friends at 3 am saying; you SOB, you'll never pull this one off.

Not much to comment on, because they made a botch of Raise the Titanic 20 years ago. I wouldn't sell to Hollywood.