I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing...
If my career continues along its current arc people will probably look at me...
I think that if people are instructed about anything it should be about the...
Movies have to handle time very efficiently. They're about stringing scenes...
My books are elegiac in the sense that they're odes to a nation that even I...
I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the...
At the risk of appearing disingenuous I don't really think of myself as...
Structure is one of the things that I always hope will reveal itself to me.
About 15 years ago I went though a period of a year or so when I just...
I don't think there's a shortage of material in the world. Or in my head. I...
It evolved from my experience in the fifties growing up during the McCarthy...
I feel responsible that everyone has a really wonderful experience and to do...
Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't...
Many children are natural fantasists I think perhaps because their...
I got pregnant at 40 by surprise. It's funny because when we found out we...
At our best it's a good experience but we do 22 episodes a year so there...
I'm always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an...
I am very happy since when I am in different cities I can experience and...
Well you know the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over...
The most important training though is to experience life as a writer...