And loss of control is always the source of fear. It is also, however, always the source of change.

The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel. I broke something, Old Man. How badly is it broken? It's in a million little pieces. I'm afraid I can't help you. Why? There's nothing you can do. Why? It can't be fixed. Why? It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces.

When I was a screenwriter, I was doing it for mercenary reasons.

I always wanted to be the outlaw. And that's to a certain extent how I've lived.

To say that you can't see echoes of the past in what I do would be absurd. Everything that has preceded me has affected me.

I try to make the voice in my head come out onto the page. I try to make it much more conversational than other writing. I speak everything, so if something sounds right I write it. It's more about sound and the rhythm of speech than written language.

Laughing and Love. They are both drugs.