In a lot of ways, work was my graduate school.

We lost so many talented artists and writers from the generations before ours that we're really lacking older figureheads.

I'm really much better at asking questions than answering them, since asking questions is like a constant deflection of oneself.

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 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].

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.

There's something about fear and aesthetic that go hand in hand.