I Think The Definition Of An Artist

I Don't Need All That Much - I Just Need To Know Who My Characters Are And What Kind Of Jam They're Going To Get Into, And I'll Write Myself Out Of Their Jam.

If You're Writing A Book That Takes Place In New York In The Moment, You Can't Not Write About 9-11; You Can't Not Integrate It. My Main Character's View Is The Statue Of Liberty And The Trade Center. It Doesn't Have To Take Over, But It Has To Be Acknowledged.

You Can't Take A Character Anywhere They Don't Expect The Character To Go. But Within Those Confines Is Where Creativity Lies

I Started Thinking About My Relationship With My Students; I'm This Guy Who Comes In From Book - And Movie - Land And Descends On Angel Wings Into Their Classroom.

I Can Never Read This Book, Just Like I Can Never See A Movie That I Wrote A Screenplay For. I Can Read It And See It Physically, But I Can't Accurately Judge It. I'm Too Close To It. If I Read It Ten Times I'll Have Ten Different Reactions.