Captain Beefheart

The stars are matter, we're matter, but it doesn't matter.

That Sid Vicious was obviously a schizophrenic, kind of a mean one too.

Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs.

I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

People mature at different stages and I feel I'm learning a lot.