My son's death meant nothing to him.

My son's death meant nothing to him.

I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as read more

I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as a fantasy writer and neither my agent nor my editors want to risk my brand by jumping genre.

More than anything, when you go to a new team, it's just trying to get a feel for the guys read more

More than anything, when you go to a new team, it's just trying to get a feel for the guys and find your niche on the team. That's what's more important than X's and O's, it's getting comfortable with the city. Things like knowing where the rink is and where the grocery store is.

I'm really happy that I didn't see Capote until after we wrapped because I probably just would have been daunted read more

I'm really happy that I didn't see Capote until after we wrapped because I probably just would have been daunted because he was so remarkable in that movie.

They don't want to be taken out of circulation. They want to unplug from the pressures, yes, but they want read more

They don't want to be taken out of circulation. They want to unplug from the pressures, yes, but they want to plug back in to something they're passionate about: Maybe they always wanted to make violins or save the homeless kids on the mall. Now, the mortgage and orthodontic-bill pressure is gone and they can do things they've always wanted to do.

To insist on purity is to baptize instinct, to humanize art, and to deify personality.

To insist on purity is to baptize instinct, to humanize art, and to deify personality.

Poverty is the schoolmaster of character.

Poverty is the schoolmaster of character.

If you are serious about your goals, drop the conditions. Go directly to your goal. Be your goal! Conditions often read more

If you are serious about your goals, drop the conditions. Go directly to your goal. Be your goal! Conditions often disguise strategies for escaping accountability. Why not just take charge and create the experience you are looking for?

It's the next step for someone like me who has come from small boats to try to make it into read more

It's the next step for someone like me who has come from small boats to try to make it into the America's Cup. It's the pinnacle of big boat sailing really.