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

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've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt.

I think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms.

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.

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

It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I'm working for another editor, I'm obliged to follow their vision.