 Greene was said to have a fascination with strong leaders, which may have accounted for his interest in Castro, whom he later met.After one visit Castro gave Greene a painting he had done, which hung in the living room of the French house where the author spent the last years of his life.Greene did later voice doubts about Castro's Cuba, telling a French interviewer in 1983, "I admire him for his courage and his efficiency, but I question his authoritarianism," adding