There's also something sexual about watching the nubile girl in terror. But you do take on her fear as your own.

I was a very scared child.

I smoke cigarettes when I write, which is disgusting, but it really helps me.

Secrets are never secure because they are always at risk of being found out.

I had been going out to Orient for several years.

I wanted to reexamine the idea of the album for generations of people who are not my age, who love music or learning about music or are finding this band called R.E.M. or have just previously heard "Losing My Religion" and "Everybody Hurts" as their elevator music. I wanted to present an idea of what an album could be in the age of YouTube and the Internet.

I also wonder why is it that so many of the movies and books that are detective stories are also the most aesthetically interesting? From Hollywood noirs to horror movies like The Shining [1980].