Some writers can only deal with childhood experience, because it’s complete. For another kind of writer, life goes on, and he’s able to keep processing that as well. less than 1 minute read
The experience and behavior that gets labeled schizophrenic is a special strategy that a person invents in order to live in an unlivable situation. less than 1 minute read
The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art - and, by analogy, our own experience - more, rather than less, real to us. The function of criticism should be to show how it is what it is, even that it is what it is, rather than to show what it means. less than 1 minute read
You know, in 1975 I couldn’t get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French, Swiss, German, and basically I got laughed at. I had education, I had experience, but got laughed at because I was American. less than 1 minute read
In the U.S. alone, weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010. less than 1 minute read
In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If the lead characters in the story are driven to it, it’s at the extreme end of their experience. less than 1 minute read
If you’ve got a piece and you can feel the person who’s going to direct it is really made for it, if it’s really special for them, then it’s going to be a better-than-usual experience. less than 1 minute read
Find what’s hot, find what’s just opened and then look for the worst review of the week. There is so much to learn from watching a restaurant getting absolutely panned and having a bad experience. Go and see it for yourself. less than 1 minute read
You know, young actors say all the time, ‘Should I use my own life experience?’ And my response is, ‘What choice do you have?’ less than 1 minute read
