He invented this idea of telling the life story of a great writer through becoming his characters and becoming him. It was such a pleasure and I thought we must find another writer.
“We're all in this together - when one writer succeeds, all writers succeed. I love discovering new authors. I think we need to take care of each other and talk about craft and nurture talent.”
“Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country.”