As a kid, I said, 'I want to write for movies.' When I finally had that opportunity it was like I was able to exhale. 'Wow, I'm finally doing this for real.'
I don't know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like doing physical movies and I like doing movies where the writing is very lean.
Years ago, when I was about to go on a book tour for , my editor at the time and I sat down to figure out what to call what I was writing for the interviews that were to come. Terri came up with the term mythic fiction and I think that sums it up per...
Robert Graysmith: I've been thinking. Paul Avery: Yeah? Robert Graysmith: Somebody should write a book. Paul Avery: Somebody should write a fuckin' book, that's for sure. About what? Robert Graysmith: About Zodiac. I've been thinking, if you put all ...
I loved the process of writing.
I don't want my writing to be recognized.
When I'm writing a song, I try to be the character.
I tend to write in the mornings.
I want to write about my experiences since 'Speedbumps.'
I didn't write a book. It wasn't for self-enrichment.
I essentially write for myself.
I don't like writing essays or theory.
I wanted to write songs that were as good as the covers.
I do a lot of screen re-writing.
I just write mechanical things.
I don't really write songs anymore.
Actually I was writing with people that didn't get records.
I was an angst-y journal writing kid.
I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories.
I despair of ever writing excellent poetry.
I wasn't interested in writing music that wasn't beautiful for me to listen to.
