Author and Screenwriter Harlan Ellison Rants about Sci-Fi Fans

[DaMakingOv]

"The writer does it by endless, endless day and night of working at a typewriter or pc..."

- them days and nights don't mean shit if no one puts money in your pocket. If it wasn't for your fans you'd be sitting on a street corner..

[Nagneto]

I love that guy. Hrm, never heard of Jo Clayton before, I'll have to check out her works.

[andmaketherain]

He is who he is.

[LightningChimp]

Thanks for posting this, I was thinking of similar statement he made once on a show, I believe it's Canadian, called Prisoners of Gravity; he really succinctly puts down that idea that somehow a creator is beholden to the fans for anything beyond the creation, as though my grocer should be kissing my ass for buying food from him, like the buyer is just buying something to do the seller a favour.

[endlessnice]

I always wanted to know where he got that chair . . .

[bobm174]

I love Harlan Ellison. He has such a large heart and love of life that beams from him even when he is dealing his brutally honest opinions. In this age of PC BS run through a focus group, wish we had more Harlans.

Oh, did I forget to mention he is a genious?

Bob