Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as read more

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.

I have got up at truly deplorable hours in the morning to confront Vancouver's Jack Webster on television because I read more

I have got up at truly deplorable hours in the morning to confront Vancouver's Jack Webster on television because I have been told that is the place to get exposure for ideas.

We believe that atomic energy is a blessing given by God, ... It's an opportunity. It is a clean energy. read more

We believe that atomic energy is a blessing given by God, ... It's an opportunity. It is a clean energy. It is a healthy energy.

If that child is a message in a bottle, ... it has just washed up on shore.

If that child is a message in a bottle, ... it has just washed up on shore.

It would be pointless. We have only three trains (between 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.), and they arrive roughly every read more

It would be pointless. We have only three trains (between 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.), and they arrive roughly every 30 minutes. If PATH ran every six minutes, nobody from Metro-North would be getting on them.

A normal show would cost somebody to have a professional handler, about $75 a show. At Westminster, because the handlers read more

A normal show would cost somebody to have a professional handler, about $75 a show. At Westminster, because the handlers are all champions, the fees can more than double. Probably more like $200.

We hope that after they get their degrees, they'll make their home and careers back in Texas,

We hope that after they get their degrees, they'll make their home and careers back in Texas,

It is curiosity, quite right-a divine curiosity. A characteristic of the gods is curiosity.

It is curiosity, quite right-a divine curiosity. A characteristic of the gods is curiosity.

For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we read more

For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we commented on one episode just being ourselves, so - not really. I was comfortable, though. I wasn't nervous.