Noir is dead for me because historically, I think it's a simple view. I've taken it as far as it can go. I think I've expanded on it a great deal, taken it further than any other American novelist.
“Although I don't gamble in life - I've never played poker - I do gamble on stage. I gamble with myself: 'Can I do this?'”
“People come up to me and they thank me: 'I thank you for the many, many hours of laughter.'”