The film [Django] really has a lot of ups and downs, and taps into a lot of different emotions. To me, the trick was balancing all those emotions, so that I could get you where I wanted you to be by the very end. I wanted the audience cheering in triumph at the end.

I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling.

I'm not a huge big fan of music video.

You know, my problem with most screenwriting is it is a blueprint. It's like they're afraid to write the damn thing. And I'm a writer. That's what I do. I want it to be written. I want it to work on the page first and foremost. So when I'm writing the script, I'm not thinking about the viewer watching the movie. I'm thinking about the reader reading the script.

Pigs are filthy animals. I don't eat filthy animals.

To be a novelist, all I need is a pen and a piece of paper.

It's nice to get invited to the parties and to be able to hobnob and celebrate a job well done with your colleagues.