Why He Loves Vanilla Sky
– and What It Has in Common with His Writing

When Benjamin Leeway writes, he prefers to do so between the lines. His stories leave room for interpretation, turning readers into silent co-authors.

He often refers to Cameron Crowe’s film Vanilla Sky, starring Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz, as a touchstone for his approach to storytelling.
‘I love that film,’ Leeway once remarked, ‘and the fact that I still held on to my “the entire film is just a dream” interpretation, even after Crowe himself officially confirmed a different one.’

Leeway approaches his novels in much the same way — deliberately ambiguous.
If three readers interpret the ending of one of his stories in three different ways, he considers that not only acceptable but ideal: a sign that, as an author of psychological fiction, he has done everything right.

For him, ambiguity isn’t a riddle to be solved; it’s an invitation to participate. And, as he often says, ‘sometimes the strongest statement lies in those lines that were never written.’