I can tell from about 20 yards away when someone has a manuscript for me. I can just tell - they have that look.
Mark LeynerI think people got in touch with me either knowing my work, or probably more frequently just knowing a plot or sort of buzz about something I did and sort of saying, "Get that guy that writes the crazy stuff in here."
Mark LeynerStand-up comedy had an interesting effect on me in terms of how I started to think about constructing things, because I really loved the interstices, the linkages, or lack thereof.
Mark Leyner