Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.

I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment.

I am interested in the subject which is Russia.

Already the writers are complaining that there is too much freedom. They need some pressure. The worse your daily life, the better your art. If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship, this pressure produces diamonds.

In Russia, people suffer from the stillness of time.

People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election.

If there is a pattern, it will come back - maybe in Russia more than anywhere else, because it has collapsed so many times. Maybe less so here in the States, because here the society is so young.