It's just as political, what you do in the bedroom is just as political as what you do in public.

There is a value to moving more slowly through a story.

I don't think secrets are a bad thing. I think there's this idea that everything needs to be transparent in order for it to be free.

It's hard for me to figure out where I want to be. But it's definitely in New York. I feel like New York throws different challenges at you and you can be more creative.

It is a little out of touch to presume that someone wants to follow your every observation and insight over the course of hundreds of pages without any sort of payoff. That's why writing isn't a one-way street. You have to give something back: an interesting plot, a surprise, a laugh, a moment of tenderness, a mystery for the reader to piece together.

There seem to be two ways of generating interest from the reader: withholding information or by telling the reader on the first page exactly what's going to happen.

I was never afraid on stage. That's where I was the least afraid. I could just do what I do and I had the amplification and the lights.