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Diana Gabaldon

American Author

Born: Jan 11, 1952

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Actors act... Their job is to become this character. And I have, in fact, seen Sam Heughan become Jamie and Caitriona Balfe become Claire right before my eyes. It was an astonishing transformation. Diana Gabaldon

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If you donate to a charity and save a few kids, 20 years down the line, there will be more people who exist because of you. In other words, you should consider your actions fully. Diana Gabaldon

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I was 35, had always wanted to write novels, and thought that I had better do it while I was young enough. Diana Gabaldon

Better Thought Young Enough Write Had Always Wanted While Novels

My mom would keep all kinds of materials in her classroom for children for reading. She kept comic books, newspapers, sports magazines, and books of all kinds. Diana Gabaldon

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I happened to see a really old 'Doctor Who', the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, and he'd picked up a Scotsman from 1745. It was an 18 or 19-year-old man who appeared in a kilt, and I thought, 'That's rather fetching.' Diana Gabaldon

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I think characters are going to be, if not a reflection of the author, at least some refraction of some part of their personality. Diana Gabaldon

Personality Reflection Think Characters Some Part Least Author Going

People have been trying to make a two-hour feature film of 'Outlander' for years and years and years. Diana Gabaldon

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While you certainly will recognize 'Outlander' if you've been reading the books, there's also this wonderful sense of novelty and discovery about it because of all the little new touches and twists. I watch it in utter fascination waiting to see what will happen. Diana Gabaldon

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I'm not a team player. I'm used to having total control over everything I do. Diana Gabaldon

Control Everything Total Having Over Used Team Player

I understand what it is that actors do. They embody someone that they aren't. Diana Gabaldon

Embody Someone Understand Actor

When you're an artist, you can't write with the intent of affecting anyone. Diana Gabaldon

You Write Affecting Artist Intent Anyone

I began writing 'Outlander' in 1988, so the Internet as we now know it didn't exist. Diana Gabaldon

Writing Internet Outlander Know Exist Began Now

I've never been willing to commit to more than one at a time, because I just don't know - I don't plan the books out ahead of time. So I have no idea how much ground we'll cover. Diana Gabaldon

I read some books, and I thought, 'This is better than sliced bread!' and a month later, I couldn't remember thinking about it. And I've read others that were kind of a slog, and I've put them down and come back six months later thinking, 'Wow, this is great.' So, you know, things change all the time. Diana Gabaldon

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For months, people have been asking my views about the Scottish independence referendum, and I've been saying, 'It's not my country; I don't live here. Much as I love Scotland, I think it would be inappropriate to express a personal opinion regarding Scottish politics'. Diana Gabaldon

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It's important to remember that the Jacobite Risings of the 18th century constituted a religious civil war, not a nationalistic movement. Diana Gabaldon

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Now I've got a fairly good grasp of the 18th century on what was common and what people thought. But I don't write in order. I write bits and pieces and sort of glue them. Diana Gabaldon

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