I never write with an actor in mind - never.
I can't envisage stopping writing.
I don't write things that are wildly abstractly atonal.
I was writing from the age of 10, and I was never really into going to discos and dances and stuff. I never told anyone at school that I did that because I feared it would alienate me even more.
I am glad I worked on a newspaper because it made me know I had to write whether I felt like it or not.
I sing songs that I have lived or I write them because I have lived them. I think the believability factor is key.
I think I went more toward writing because that's my talent. I don't think I was a great performer... And I like being behind the scenes a little bit.
I'm a very lucky guy. I get to write music that I love, and lo and behold, people seem to really like it. I know how fortunate I am.
I think, in a weird way, the reason I was drawn to screenwriting and the reason I really love doing it is because I love writing dialogue.
I have some other novels I want to write. I have a lot of short stories - I love the short story.
I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world.
People ask me if I am going to write my memoirs. But even if I wanted to, I would not be able. I have extremely few memories.
I always have a story in my head that needs to be written, or at least I think I do. But I usually can't find the time to write it.
I think everyone's intentions are to become a performer at first. But by the time I was in high school and college, I discovered that I liked writing and that I was probably a little better at it.
I was a subscriber to 'Sports Illustrated' like so many of us, and I was overwhelmed by a toxic mix of naivete and arrogance, and just thought to myself, 'I think I can write like this.'
I started playing guitar when I was 6 or 7 years old, and I think that, within a week of getting my first guitar, I started writing music. I just love it.
If I think about the writers I love or might be influenced by, I can't write at all, so I pretend there aren't any.
I love writing. I feel ridiculously lucky that this is what I get to do all day.
I don't listen to music when I write. I need silence so I can hear the sound of the words.
I lost my second marriage because of drinking, and I loved the woman very much. But I thought I needed booze to write. I'm glad I was disabused.
The reason I started writing movies was because I kept getting parts that I just kind of stepped into. I didn't have to do a lot of work and I ended up getting sort of bored.
