The Writer Who Refuses To Explore The

Guns Are Part Of The American Psyche, Aren't They? This Is Collateral Damage For Having A Wild West Mentality. It's Intrinsic To The American Psyche. It's Never Going To Change.

If You Look Around, Complacency Is The Great Disease Of Your Autumn Years, And I Work Hard To Prevent That.

I Became A Script Writer With Absolutely No Idea Of How To Write A Script Whatsoever. I Still Feel A Bit Of An Outsider In That Regard. If I Can Maintain That Approach To Screenwriting, It Can Continue To Be Enjoyable.

The More Settled I've Become, The More Problematic My Characters Have Become. There Was A Period When I Wrote Sensitive And Gentle Songs And These Came At A Time When Life Was At Its Most Destructive. I Think You Write About What You Need, On Some Level.

I've Spent My Life Butting My Head Against Other People's Lack Of Imagination.