The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.

When Kubrick decided to go the black comedy route with his movie, he thought of me to give it that flavor.

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.

An angel has no memory.

I met The Beatles and Stones at the same time, because Michael Cooper was doing several of their album covers.

The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.

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