Tim Heidecker

My dad is a very quick-witted, sarcastic, dry, humorous guy, whereas my mom's very silly, and that side of the family is very musical.

Costumes are fun. Dress up like a pilot some night and watch as people stare!

There's a lot of dopes in life, and in film school. The interesting people are usually easy to find.

The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.

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.

Although I write to entertain, and try to keep my work free of didacticism, I do have a rather passionate belief in our need to be connected to - and to learn from - history.