The criticism that has most consistently bothered me is the allegation that I'm a schlockmeister whose only objective is to shock people.

I think my sense of humor is Jewish. I'm smarter than most white people, which is kind of a Jewish thing, too.

In a perverse way, it's very patriarchal to think that women can't be malicious or violent.

I'm more muscular than I was in my younger days. My biceps and shoulders, especially.

I'm alive, happier than I've ever been, and I'm doing exactly what I want.

If anything, I've probably tended more toward humor in my writing and veered more toward pleasure in my personal life.

People can be so heartless and dirty.