There is no coincidence. Only the illusion of coincidence.

The multiplying villainies of nature do swarm upon him... [from Macbeth]

My only problem with fans is when they turn pro. For example, when all the professional writers were fired by DC in the '60s, they brought in a generation of comic book fans who would have paid to have written these stories.

Dan, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago.

There is no substitute for practical experience, and if you want to write about people you ought to put down that comic book and go out and meet some of them rather than studying the way that Stan Lee or Chris Claremont depict people.

Perhaps this is the purpose of all art, all writing, on the murders, fiction and non-fiction: Simply to participate.

I love films that are made with almost no budget.