I was a WASP kid going to a high school that was 99 percent Jewish and I wanted attention and I wanted to make a spectacle of myself because I couldn't stand to be ignored.

Privately Ellroy opposes the death penalty and favors gun control. A. In each instance screenplays based on Ellroy's work have been penned by other screenwriters.

Confidential (1990) White Jazz (1992) American Tabloid (1995) The Cold Six Thousand (2001) and Blood's a Rover (2009). A.