In a recent
interview Whoopi Goldberg cited J.K. Rowling as the author, dead or living, whom she'd most like to have dinner with. She also goes on to compare her writing style to that of Rowling's.
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If you could have dinner with one author who’s living or dead, who would it be and why?
There are hundreds of authors. Anyone who writes a book, I’m interested in, because it’s coming out of their head. I just like the idea. Probably these days, I’d probably want to sit down with J.K. Rowling. I’m interested in that brain. [I’d ask her,] "What said to you: ‘Here’s what I want to write’?" She’s working and keeping the family together. What sparked her? That’s what I’d want to know, because I think she’s really smart.
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You mentioned J.K. Rowling earlier. She’s said she has outlines and back stories for even the smallest characters in her books. Are you the same way?
She’s much deeper than I would ever be. I’m not that deep. It comes to my head and I’ll think of it and say, "I’d like it to go this way." Or someone will say, "What about this" And I’ll say, "This looks good … Let’s do this." I’m not deep at all.