Being the director - way fancier than 'just' being the writer. People call you 'talent.'
Unlike a state, a writer cannot plead the historical necessity of his actions.
Being a writer is not the point. Writing is.
I'm not as good a writer as I'd like to be; therefore, I like to use images to tell stories.
I did a movie called 'American Splendor', based on the comic book writer Harvey Pekar.
Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
It's funny, because I don't think of myself as a novelist. I think of myself as a writer.
When a crime writer thinks up a delicious twist, it is a great moment. Time to relax and take the rest of the day off. I do think that it can be overdone, however.