Hollywood screenwriters tend to have the longevity of NFL running backs. So the truth is no one can put more pressure on us than we put on ourselves.

Fiction novels, that's my game.

With the movies, people are not going to wait around. The deadline is a deadline. In publishing it's more a polite suggestion.

A certain luxury when you get to writing a novel is to have the space to have your characters just banter.

Once you realise that heroes die, everything becomes that much more terrifying.

Contrary to popular belief, the experience of terror does not make you braver. Perhaps though, it is easier to hide your fear when you're afraid all the time.

I'm just not a natural teacher.