For a director and a producer to be named on the writing credits is practically unheard of.

I met Claxton on the set of The Cincinnati Kid.

In the case of The Loved One, I was hired to collaborate on an updated version of the book.

I don't know why, but I always feel a kind of necessity to write things that are beyond acceptance, that are too offensive or something. For people to read them and say, Ha-ha-ha, very funny. No, we can't print that.

Grossing Out dealt with the western nations selling arms to the Third World and exploiting these countries.

David Burnett was the son of Martha Foley, who edited the Best American Short Stories series. She hired me to work with David and her to read stories for the anthology.

Peter Beard is one of those people I've known a long time. We have an affinity. We share certain values.