I'd studied 16th century science and magic. I thought it was strange that people were interested in the same kinds of things my research was about. The more I thought about it, the more intriguing it became and pretty soon I was writing a novel about a reluctant witch and a 1500-year-old vampire.
“The deepest need of men is not food and clothing and shelter, important as they are. It is God.”
“I had pictured myself as a filmmaker but I had never pictured myself as a director if that makes any sense at all.”