Anybody Who Doesn't Know That Politics Is

The Novel Is Final Form; It's The Ultimate Individual Final Form. Television And Motion Pictures Never Get There. You'd Be Fabulous To Think That Something You Write Is Even Going To Be Filmed. I Give It The Best Shot Of Which I'm Capable. But It's More A Payday For Me. And If I Didn't Have Alimony And The Full-time Assistant.

I Don't Think I Came Out Of Anybody. I Think I Developed Out Of The Influences I Described In My Dark Places. American History, L.a. Of The 1950s. I'm Comfortable With That.

There's None With Me, Although You've Seen Me Before - I'm Outrageous.

I Would Like To Provoke Ambiguous Responses In My Readers.

For A Much Lauded Writer, I'm Not Terribly Self-absorbed. In Social Situations, Which Are Difficult For Me - I Mean, This Is An Interview - I'm Normally Uncomfortable Talking About Myself.