Now I write often. I decided that I need to write for myself - I can't really direct other people's material.

Fame is one of the potential hazards of this job, but I really just want to make movies. I want to be respected, sure. Who doesnt? But famous-famous? I just dont care about it. And if you genuinely dont give a damn about that stuff, you really are free.

Everyone's different. I mean, some people write journals for their characters and stuff, but that was never really my area.

I'm not really often recognized - not really. Or if I am, nobody cares enough to come and tell me that they recognize me.

I actually was doing ghostwriting jobs since I was 17 years old, so I've been supporting myself off and on with writing jobs for almost 10 years. But those were all things that I did off the books. And now I do a lot more writing on the books.

Now I write often. I decided that I need to write for myself - I can't really direct other people's material.

I realized that work doesnt beget work. Good work begets work. So I got a lot more patient and stopped worrying about working all the time.