What fascinates me as a writer is the stuff underneath, To me, what drives a novel is the curiosity behind the character and the depths that you want to find in that character.

An editor is an accomplice, looking in from the outside. That objective view is essential. We don't write in a vacuum, and we don't publish in a vacuum.

That's the novelist's job: to peel back the layers and look underneath.

Every year, the Giller jury is different. You write the best book you can and throw it out there.

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

My dad was just a little trailer trash white dude that worked his tail off, didn't have a dad. He started working at 14, didn't get to play sports. He dedicated his life to his kids to let us live our dreams.

I want to get my MBA. I want to create my own business. When I'm finished with football, I want a seamless transition to life and work and what I've dreamed about doing all my life.

I love professional wrestling, and I love sports entertainment.