Vince Flynn Revealed
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. I'm a very blessed and lucky man.
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. Suck it up!
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. When I'm relaxing with my wife by the fire and the kids are all getting along.
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. I would never give my enemies the advantage of knowing.
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. At home starting my next novel.
- Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
- A. I'm not important enough to identify with anyone of consequence.
- Q. Which living person do you most admire?
- A. There are too many to list.
- Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
- A. A four letter word that starts with F.
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. Not meeting my wife sooner.
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. To sing.
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. Ten New York Times Best Sellers
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. Procrastination
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. Loyalty
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. Bono
- Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
- A. I like to tease and be teased.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. Harry Potter
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
- A. Lord Voldermort
- Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
- A. Mohammad, "Do these suicide bombers really get 77 virgins?"
- Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
- A. People with bad manners.
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. I have no other occupation. If I'm not writing I'm thinking of writing or how to put off writing.
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. A novelist.
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. Integrity, Honesty and Humor
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. Red Wine
- Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
- A. Right Now: 1. The Killers, "All These Things That I've Done." 2. John Legend, "Number One." 3. Eric Hutchinson, "Rock & Roll." 4. Green Day, "Jesus of Suburbia." 5. Weezer, "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived."
On Books and Writing
- Q. How did you come to write Extreme Measures?
- A. I have some friends who work in the Intelligence business. I saw how difficult is was for them to balance their obligations as a husband and father against the needs of their country. I saw how ungrateful, opportunistic politicians were treating them and I decided I had to write a novel that told people what the war on terror was like from the perspective of the family man who gives his all to a sometimes ungrateful nation.
