In wrestling, people just throw each other around, possibly actually bleed, and are still friends in the locker room afterwards. But there's a real glee - a feeling goes up in the arena, especially on non-TV days. If it's just people in a room and somebody starts to bleed, that's very exciting.
John DarnielleYou can get really good reads on your dreams if you think of every character in them as actually being you.
John DarnielleAs an artist, you always have to be growing. You don't just want to do what you already know people like.
John Darnielle