I consider myself to be first and foremost a comic writer. The way I entertain myself - especially in those long and grim hours in the office - is to write stuff I find funny.

Writing is a necessary thing for me, just to keep myself level. It has beneficial effects on my life.

Anything that I'm doing I'm writing specifically for a particular project.

I've spent my life butting my head against other people's lack of imagination.

It's very intuitive, the way that I approach my work. I only buy something that has a pulse. I may not know how I'm going to use it, but I know it has a pulse and it has multiple readings - if I shift it one way or another, it can be read this way or it can be read that way, but both readings are critical and very much ground the work.

There's always pain around. That's one thing you can guarantee in life - there will always be a surplus of pain.

I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief.