The Story Sometimes Writes You Into A

With Nonfiction, I Go In Trying To Be Really Honest About What My Preconceptions Are.

Humor Is What Happens When We're Told The Truth Quicker And More Directly Than We're Used To.

Our First Responsibility In All Things Is To Preserve Our Goodness Of Heart - Then And Only Then Act.

I Had To Go In And Do The Work Of Toning [invented "historical" Bits] Down In Order To Make Them Fit [in Lincoln In The Bardo]. It's Like If You're An Actor And You're Always Overacting, Well, You're A Bad Actor. But If You're An Actor Who Subdues Yourself To The Extent That's Necessary, Then You're Really Acting.

The Artist’s Job, I Think, Is To Be A Conduit For Mystery.