Going out into the country after living in the city is a loss of control.

I had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time.

There's a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It's like solving a puzzle. Or creating a puzzle.

I had been going out to Orient for several years.

It's really hard to write about art in general. But it's exceptionally hard to fictionalize art and make work that isn't a parody, or is something that could withstand critique and exist in the art world as a valuable object, or a true piece.

I've never had a mentor. I've always wanted one. I'm actually really disappointed that nobody took my under their wing.

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.