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.

I did all sorts of cartoons and stuff. And every once in a while I still do. It's rare, but it happens.

I guess I just would never be so arrogant as to think that anybody would even recognize me. I didn't even think about it.

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.

Basically, if I ever went and worked on a crime drama or something, it was usually just for the work.

I think I was always interested in darker characters just because there was a lot more to do.

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