Kungenxa yokuba kutheni egqiba kwelokuba adlale kumhlaseli "aphela": "Andisoloko ndifunda i-thriller, apho indoda okanye umfazi iphumile ukuba ngumbulala. Kodwa, ndicinga ukuba uGillian [Flynn, umgcini wesikrini] wadala ibali elinobuchule kakhulu. Icacile ichanile ngakumbi, ngakumbi. Kwaye iphuhlise umxholo womtshato, ubudlelwane, esikulungele ukunikana. Kwaye bonke obu basongelwe ngobuchule kwigobolondo. Ngapha koko, phantsi kwale nkqo ifihlile into enqabileyo nengaphezulu. "
Wazama ukufota kwikhasino : "Eli libali lokwenyani. Oko kukuthi, yayinjalo. Ndidinga ixesha lokulukumeza umdlalo, kwaye ndaba ngumdlali olungileyo kwiBlackjack. Kwaye nje ukuba ndiye kwinqanaba elikhulu, i-casino indibuze ukuba ndingasadlali. Kuyavela ukuba umdlali olungileyo uchasene nemithetho ye-Casino. Oku kuya kukuxelela malunga neyona nto iphambili kwiKhasino. Banobubele kwaye banobubele xa bekholelwa ukuba uya kuyishiya imali yabo kubo. Kwaye ukuba uziva ngathi kuyavela ngokuchasene noko, emva koko zama ukugula. "
Ukuba umfazi wakhe wayenaye xa wayekunye naye kwiCasino Skendal : "Yiyo yonke le nto ingenantsingiselo, egalelwe iitabhu. Igcwele. Ubuxoki. Ndingakubonisa amanye amanqaku asuka kwinkwenkwezi okanye kulungile! - Ezi zihleliweyo zizolile ziza neqela leenkcukacha ezihlekisayo. Kwaye akukho nto iyenzayo ngayo. Ekuphela kwethemba lokuba abantu banele ukuba banele ukuqonda konke okungekho ngqiqweni kwala mabali. "