None of my clients are criminals, but to a much lighter degree that's what goes on. I hear the story, and I hear it with the level of detail that bre…

- Hilary Liftin

We exploit celebrities by caring about shallow things like whether they've gotten a facelift. And we violate their children constantly. But we also l…

- Hilary Liftin

I'm handed a bunch of existing data. My job is to put that in the best narrative form. That is a puzzle I love to solve.

- Hilary Liftin

I think that the celebrity memoir as a genre is looked upon as a lesser form. One of my missions as a ghostwriter has been to elevate that form. Mayb…

- Hilary Liftin

I think one of the big things that's come out of ghostwriting for me is real compassion for the complexity of fame.

- Hilary Liftin

There are certain jobs I don't take because I feel no connection to the person. But if somebody is open with me, and honest about their motivations, …

- Hilary Liftin

Working with somebody who has a more interesting life than I do - and getting to take on that life temporarily - is an endlessly interesting way to h…

- Hilary Liftin

I'm so used to being separate from the publication process. I turn in the book to the editor and then I'm done.

- Hilary Liftin

I've been writing books without ego for a very long time. I feel like it will get what it deserves. Or won't get what it doesn't deserve.

- Hilary Liftin