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The biggest inspiration I had was to take norteno soul music and fuse it with Mexican music. It was my great big idea to do that. ”
It's the preparation that's my favourite part of the process. ”
I have had quite a lot of prizes, but I don't think it makes any difference to the ease or difficulty to the writing process. ”
I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women. ”
A judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no forecasts, no hints, for that would show not only disregard for the specifics of the particular case, it would display disdain for the entire judicial process. ”
I'm not so interested in the expression of something, but I'm more interested in what the material can do. And so that's why I keep exploring. ”
People think if you're a movie star, you're the boss. But first of all, I'm not a movie star, I'm in a very different place. I'm not looking to do what I want - I am looking for what we can find. It's a creative process. ”
There are people in your past that you can't shake free from no matter how hard you tried. There's a certain process that you have to go through to say goodbye. That fire doesn't get extinguished. You have to put a gun to it. ”
Personally, I see little distinction between an artistic mentality and criminality. You couldn't possibly create a compelling story without some wickedness or some fascination with the disgusting. Being good is a hindrance to a writer. ”
If you define eccentricity as creativity, then yes, creativity is eccentricity. ”