I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics.

Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper elements like, you know, stories and characters.

And yet, even so, there is a way to find happiness. That is to be curious about all of the interlocking events that add up to our lives. To notice connections. To be amused or perhaps frightened by the ways things work out. If the universe is indifferent, what a consolation that we are not.

Just write, get better, keep writing, keep getting better. It's the only thing you can control.

Are vampires kinky? I didn't know.

I'm told we movie critics praise movies that are long and boring.