I can't not put humor in a book.

I'm not interesting enough on my own that you'd want to see a film about me.

I don't know that I can define fear. But one of the sources of fear is holding up some sort of model life that doesn't exist and feeling like you're far away from it.

I don't think the goal is, 'How big a star did you ever become?' I think the goal is, 'Were you able to express yourself?'

Your spouse should be just attractive enough to turn you on. Anything more is trouble.

If you look at the best-seller list for American fiction, they're all sequels to detective stories or stories about hunting serial killers. That's what's called American fiction these days.

I don't experience basic human emotions. It's not my thing.