Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers.

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit interesting places, and don't forget to ask questions. To be a writer you need to drink in the world around you so it's always there in your head.

I've had an interesting life.

It's what's left in life, to work with interesting people.

There's a lot of dopes in life, and in film school. The interesting people are usually easy to find.