Well, I think every now and again, some people deserve to get their butts chewed. Every now and again some people deserve a pat on the back. What I try and do is compliment folk who deserve a compliment, and chew folks out who deserve to be chewed out.
“I was influenced by European movies, old Fellini, old Kurosawa - any sort of foreign film.”
“You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real danger.”