He is many things - dangerous and devious, cunning and deadly, a good friend and an implacable enemy - but he comes from an age when a man's word was indeed precious.

I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting.

Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.

I never avoid something that challenges my guts and my heart. While I might occasionally puke my guts out, I have never puked my heart out.

Presents are the best way to show someone how much you care. It is like this tangible thing that you can point to and say, Hey man, I love you this many dollars-worth.

There are some adventures not worth having.

Villains often more the story along while the heros react to the villains, so the villain becomes the engine of the story.