There's no such thing as a sure thing. That's why they call it gambling.

Writers feel like a middleman, standing with pen in hand over the page. A force greater than me stands above telling me what to write. That may sound romantic, but that's how it feels.

New York is not Mecca. It just smells like it.

There are two million interesting people in New York and only seventy-eight in Los Angeles.

The first book was my first attempt at writing full-length prose.

I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.

Don't listen to those who say, you taking too big a chance. Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today.