I feel more influenced in my own work by dreams than I do by other writers' works in a way. Or by popular culture movies - what else is there to write about than love and loss?

In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.

I try not to diet because it never really works for me if I tell myself I can't eat something then I tend to want to eat everything in sight.

Usually I design the lighting and when I have the physical set there I'm not good at going out loosely and saying 'Do you what you want give it to the editor and he'll figure it out.' I physically then walk on with the actors and I say 'Let's walk until you guys feel the space works for you and tell me when all that happens.'

The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story actors music and camera design. When it works it can entertain move people and teach us all.

I write the way you might arrange flowers. Not every try works but each one launches another. Every constraint even dullness frees up a new design.

The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox when there's a single numeric average. But if it's a design or something that matters the decision is made by committee and that's crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share.

I think a lot of times people design restaurants with flash in mind. I think you should design restaurants with function in mind. Make sure it's functional and works with what you're trying to accomplish. Design can come later.

Now I design what I want to wear and it works that way.

Obviously I come from one background and the people that design fitness equipment have been doing it for years and years and they know what works and doesn't work.