Jed Mercurio
Quotes by Jed Mercurio
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So with 'Ascent,' one of the things I wanted to do was not make it too remote from the reader, for it to be engaged with the human side and not just to be about the cold metal of planes and spacecraft.
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Nowadays, you can't broadcast dodgy special effects and then put up a caption saying, 'Sorry, this is what the budget was.' You have to do it with high production values because the audience has been spoilt by the special effects on things like 'The X Files' and 'Independence Day.'
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In my third year at medical school in Birmingham, I joined the Air Force as a medical cadet so that I was sponsored to become a doctor.
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I try and relate my writing to something I know about, and I had a primary experience of being in a competitive, military environment and being part of a squadron.
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Standards in public life have decayed over time... Incompetence is the norm.
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Cannock is a friendly place. You can stroll down the road to a decent pub and have a good curry, and it is not too faceless.
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It was a strange feeling, filming a night scene in Selly Oak High Street with a television crew and famous actors in tow, when twenty years ago, at that time of night, I would've been stumbling around in search of a kebab.
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