Writing does change you, and of course it feels good to do things, so you could say writing is de facto therapeutic. But really, one writes to write.

One of the amazing things about writing fiction is that you do get to be other people.

I've never really thought of writing books. I've never thought about stories as a part of a collection.

Of course I want to have a deliciously seductive story on the surface which will keep people engaged and amused, but primarily, I'm interested in other things. It's the texture of any given moment that fascinates me: what is really going on between people or in somebody's mind.

As an actor, you are in a unique position because you're not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel the rhythm of good writing.

I'm a bit of an expert on anger, having suffered from it all through my youth, when I was both brunt and font. It's certainly the most miserable state to be in but it's also tremendously gratifying, really - rage feels justified.