I Lived In Texas For 10 Years.

I Began To Write Fiction On The Assumption That The True Enemies Of The Novel Were Plot, Character, Setting And Theme, And Having Once Abandoned These Familiar Ways Of Thinking About Fiction, Totality Of Vision Or Structure Was Really All That Remained.

When We Lived In Juneau, Alaska, It Was A Town Of About 7,000 People, And Totally Isolated; The Only Way To Get To It Was By Ship.

Certainly I've Had The Experience Of Thinking A Person Was One Thing, And Finding Out They Were Another.

'the New York Times' Thing... I Think Any Actor Would Be Thrilled To Be Profiled In That Paper.

It's Nice To Sometimes Get Things Out Of Life, Rather Than Stealing From Other Artists. I'm Trying To Steal From The Real People.