There is no power on earth that can loosen a man's grip on his own throat

An angel has no memory.

I like to work at night.

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

I learned not to care ... and to write for an imaginary reader whose tastes were similar to my own.

After Strangelove I also started work on an adaptation of The Collector.

The Loved One has been the most underrated film I've worked on.