I think I have a very clear vision of what I want things to look like.

I originally just wanted to be an artist.

I think that gulf is what makes the work interesting, but as a creator it's endlessly frustrating because I'm starting out with this goal, this thing I'm trying to create, and then the thing I actually do create is very, very different. It's always painful, in some ways, especially when it's just finished.

I actually start drawing things. Usually they're abandoned before I commit too much time and effort.

The trouble is the kind of guy I want to go out with doesn't even exist... Like a rugged, chain-smoking, intellectual, adventurer guy who's really serious, but also really funny and mean.

Often I'll do research just to get a time period correct, but I didn't have to for the '70s... I feel like I can close my eyes and still see it so clearly.

I think that's what we're all most terrified about: that we'll just die and disappear and we'll leave no trace.