Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.
I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you hate more than that? If you can, I hate them more than that.
The interesting part of the process is developing the character, you know, why did he become that? Why is the guy a murderer, or why is this guy a pervert, or whatever he is. So that's the fun part for me to delve into the abyss.