Sandy Grimes

Yes, but I'd have to kill you! :)

While not a mainstream movie, the old PBS series "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" comes the closest to what it was like working in the CIA.

I needed a job as I was graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in Russian. CIA appeared to be the only possible employer!

Yes! But it was so many years ago that they're probably in museums now. There was the plastic purse with a camera--a fashion faux pas!

He was not ideologically driven--it was financial.

That it's always exciting! While there is a great deal of excitement, there are many days of tedium.

Good spooks are not paranoid. They're thoughtful, thorough, and well-prepared. Paranoia will only get you into trouble!

Yes, our book had to be cleared by CIA's publications review board. It was a difficult process, which took a little over 3 years. Over 90% of our original material appears in the book. What was deleted, we considered of insignificance.

Yes, some who were not executed did make it out after serving long prison terms.

When I was recruited, I had no idea where I was going to be assigned at CIA headquarters.