Mostly I have to try to censor myself so as not to write things that will hurt other people, or that will go too far.

Nothing wrong with changing your mind. That's a very unwaffling thing to say: "Nothing wrong..." Who am I to say that there's nothing wrong with it? Maybe something is wrong with changing your mind. Anyway, love is very, very difficult. I love. But probably because I hate myself on some deep, sick level, it makes loving difficult. But I do try.

A lot of readers have actually helped me, been really sweet to me... So maybe my cry for help has sometimes been answered.

Then again, the name, the associations with a writer's name, can add to the reader's entertainment and pleasure.

In fact, I have no hobbies. The only thing I like to do in life is to go to the Russian Baths in Manhattan. I also like to watch sports on TV, and I like to read books. So that's it - Russian Baths, sports, and books.

Whether I'm writing scripts or prose, the goal is identical. To give pleasure. Now whether I succeed or not is up for debate, and, mostly, I fail. But I try. I like to make things. It's a way to stay busy during one's ephemeral and confusing life.

There are so many talented young writers named Jonathan, with whom by comparison I suffer terribly.