I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.

Every character I play is a part of me. I find pieces of myself in each role and bring them to life.

You have to be willing to take risks. If you’re not, you’re not going to make money.

Measuring success in aquaculture by volume alone is like judging a forest by its lumber yield.