I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid.

I love reality shows. The folks who dream up some of these concepts are either geniuses, or totally stoned.

Obviously you have to make a profit to put out a newspaper. I'm not an idiot. But when the margins are in excess of 25 per cent you're talking about greed.

Mickey Cray had been out of work ever since a dead iguana fell from a palm tree and hit him on the head.

I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites.

The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.

Every writer scrounges for inspiration in different places, and there's no shame in raiding the headlines. It's necessary, in fact, when attempting contemporary satire. Sharp-edged humor relies on topical reference points.