I still fall back a lot on my Les Paul, and there is just no getting away from a Les Paul and a hot pickup.
Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted.
My husband and I have very similar backgrounds even though we're years apart. So there are a lot of things that we basically share.
I just discovered the Santa Monica flea market, every Sunday. I go weekly. There's a lot of interesting things there.
When I'm working on my characters, that's something I pay a lot of attention to: how their body works, how they move, how they articulate.
I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in a lot of ways, but I hated it.
A lot of compelling stories in the world aren't being told, and the fact that people don't know about them compounds the suffering.
Truly creative people care little about what they have done, and a lot about what they are doing.
You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.
'Othello' is the most domestic of Shakespeare's tragedies and the one that's likely to strike a personal note with a lot of people watching it.
I used to steal a lot. But I don't do that anymore, because I believe in karma.
A lot of high school students on TV and in Broadway are played by people in their late 20s and even early 30s. That seems weird to me.
I think a lot of singers are shy people. I suppose singing on stage is not like talking; you are not as exposed.
Whenever I watch a show and twentysomethings have a lot of 'Star Wars' references, I know it's written by a 40-year-old dude.
Guys pit female rappers against each other because female rappers - if you haven't noticed of late - are a lot more interesting than guys.
Lots of little good things make you happier than a handful of big things.
Independence is paramount and freedom holds a lot of new possibilities, if all the chances are given at the right time.
Lady Gaga has a lot of energy, and that is fantastic, but she is using old surrealist images.
A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.
The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.
A lot of people use social media to share mundane things or for self-glorification. I try to use it to share interesting things with people.
