Fiction and screenwriting blend for me. I feel like being a TV writer/screenwriter has definitely made my fiction writing better, although I have les….

I was tired of working in an office and I wanted to make a living telling stories. There are not many people who find a way to do this..

I write out of enthusiasm. Momentum that comes from a new idea. Eagerness to explore. I also write out of fear - fear of losing an idea - fear of fee….

Los Angeles is more hospitable to writers [Than NY]. It's less claustrophobic. It feels more unpredictable and dangerous, and the landscape is less s….

I own some bugs encased in lucite or something. I also have a big cat's eye - a fake one - made for a taxidermist. I really like animals..

In fiction, I have a residual guilt when I focus on story over language or mood or whatever - the more "literary" things. In screenwriting, I don't h….

I don't really think in terms of the future of literature. I think literature will be around "forever" - but in a relatively niche way, like jazz and….

I think the reason the stories are briskly paced, when they are, is that I like story. I like stories where things happen and there are surprises and….

I love horror movies. I consider myself a horror author, sometimes..

I'm glad people see some of the stories that way. I see where they're coming from, although none of the stories are specifically intended to arouse. ….

Horror is so basic. You'd get an adrenaline jolt from watching your mom get gored by a woolly mammoth. A horror movie gives you the adrenaline withou….

I encourage all novelists to move to TV right now, that is the way to go. I was living in New York working at a bank as a day job about seven years a….

Sometimes I try to meditate, which I hope will help, but it doesn't really. But lots of times my dreams have the seed of an intriguing story..

I don't think I've ever bench-pressed anything in my life. Until about two years ago I swam a mile almost every day. Then I stopped and I lost a lot ….

I rarely exercise at all, except I have some hand weights that I'll lift idly while I'm watching TV. I did do some push-ups last week and somehow hur….

The Shield made me realize there were great opportunities for writers in TV..

I'm not disciplined in terms of scheduling. I work best late at night, but I can't do that when I'm on a TV show - our hours are roughly 10-6:30, so ….

I feel like having an actual taxidermy-ed mammal would get gross, like its hair would get dirty and stuff..

We're lucky to be in the middle of a TV renaissance. It's the healthiest storytelling medium in our culture..

Yeah, most guys don't like to think about going to a bar with a girlfriend and watching her leave with someone else..