And I think for me theres a lot of neurosis involved with where you should be or thinking about where you are all the time instead of being where you are.

When you're in a place like New York or D.C. you just can't beat it, and it's so hard to recreate because they are both such distinctive places.

You should never ask actors about politics.

Everyone assumes that novelists are smarter and more interesting. They're generally smarter and more interesting, but they're often very short. So it kind of cancels all the smart and interesting stuff out.

I get very nervous around famous people and I get nervous around beautiful women.

You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous; how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes.

You always have to create the character from the ground up.