Through sites like MySpace, people coalesce into interest groups, and this gives me the opportunity to do vast mailshots to people who like similar things.

If you turned into a wolf, there's no reason why you'd become evil and start eating people, is there? You'd just be a wolf, run around, try to catch rabbits or something.

I prefer the night to the day and always stay up very late. Darkness is more peaceful, and I don't like sunshine - it hurts my eyes. When I used to live in more communal circumstances, I had to wait until everyone had gone to bed before I had the peace to write, and I still find I can get on with my writing much better at night.

What we know about the global financial crisis is that we don't know very much.

When I was losing my hearing, we had to buy hearing aids and they were incredibly expensive. It was a huge financial situation.

The corporation and the hedge funds have a hold on Hollywood, and they all want to make money on anything that signifies cinema.

There is no question that managed care is managed cost, and the idea is that you can save a lot of money and make health care costs less if you ration it.