I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of this or that character does not matter to me

Watching a movie from beginning to end is like reading, because even though what you see are images, they are telling you a story

Writing for me, even what you call serious writing, is play.

But I do not have the reader in mind when I write. No true writer does that

When I write, the first blank page, or any blank page, means nothing to me. What means something is a page that has been filled with words.

There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic strips and radio.

I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost