I like to work at night.

You can't do the end of the world in a conventionally dramatic way or Boy Meets Girl way.

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

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.

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.

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

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