I think the darker aspect of my fiction-or anybody's fiction-is by its very nature somehow easier to talk about.

Some authors have a very hard time understanding that in order to be faithful to the spirit of the book, it's almost always impossible to remain faithful to the text. You have to make changes.

HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that reputation is earned.

You can't possibly judge your ability to control something until you've experienced the extremes of its capabilities. Do you understand?

I read pretty voraciously. If it's good, I don't care what it is.

Ultimately, your theme will find you. You don't have to go looking for it.

People in small towns, much more than in cities, share a destiny.