Elmore Leonard Digs Money, And He’s Not Afraid To Admit It: TCA – Deadline.com

Elmore Leonard Digs Money, And He’s Not Afraid To Admit It: TCA – Deadline.com:

"Elmore Leonard — the legendary writer who provided the source material for the FX hit Justified and serves as an executive producer alongside showrunner Graham Yost — admitted during a TCA panel this morning that he’s always tried to make his stories as visual as possible so they’ll sell to Hollywood. ”From the very beginning I’ve been in it to make money,” the distinguished author said, “and writing visually is the way you do it.”"

A direct, honest answer.