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

Talking to all those great writers and artists for the magazine was a form of graduate school for me.

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

To this day I still watch tons of horror.

I have always wanted to be either a cinematographer or a veterinarian.

I have to say I do read partly for escapism. Why can't I escape and learn something?

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