The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.

The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes.

I would like immortality.

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.

I consider myself the luckiest man in the world. I have spent a lifetime doing what I love.