Rick Moody

Literature precedes genre.

Writing the book was itself a process of concealing and revealing.

I'm trying to make sure that there's comedy as well as sadness. It makes the sadness more memorable.

I skated in ice shows all over Europe and South Africa for 20 years. I love to ice skate.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.