Fame does lead to money, which I don't have a close relationship with. I'm the kind of guy who never sees the money - it all goes somewhere else. I don't understand it, I don't like to deal with it. I have a fear of not having it, because I grew up without it.

Most journalists expect me to answer all their questions about aliens and spaceships.

I enjoy trying to figure out the best way to compliment the picture and not overpower it.

I think patience is a skill and I wish I had it.

I mean, you always want everybody to pat you on the back and tell you you're wonderful every time you do something; I think that's human nature.

I will read biographies or autobiographies while I'm writing, but mostly I put books in a to-read queue, like Rachel Cusk's new novel, "Outline."

In the U.S., oddly, we have images of men as arrogant and aggressive.