good point. I just made a note: give my bad guy a mother of some kind.
It can be overdone: I got so tired of the bad guy's wife calling in 'Shoot 'Em Up'.

Russell Crowe in 3:10 to yuma with his sketches.

Jean Reno was not the villan. That would have been Stansfield played to exquisite perfection by Gary Oldfield. His hobby was classical music :)

Scott,

When asked why he writes crime novels at all, Leonard said, "I just feel more secure in a situation where I know a gun can go off at any time if things get boring." To write about criminals, he said, "I [try] to put myself in [a criminal's] place. He doesn't think he's doing an evil thing. ... I see convicts sitting around talking about a baseball game. I see them as kids. All villains have mothers."

Keep Writing!

@Mike: Elmore Leonard. Thanks for that. I read and listen to stuff all the time, try to keep track of sources, but some times, just slips through the cracks. Thanks again!