For Hannibal, it's really about food as art and also, Hannibal's specific brand of art. And I guess I'm a bit of a foodie.

I'm always looking for the idea in a scene or the philosophy that makes a scene worth existing beyond exposition.

I love that India has declared dolphins non-human people with all laws that apply to human. I'm fascinated with the alien-ness of that.

Relationships are now off-kilter.

I'm not always successful, but I take my job as a storyteller very seriously and want to make sure the audience has as much fun watching it as I am creating it.

I think you have to write what you want to watch.

As an insecure writer, I'll finish a scene and worry there's a better version of it. Or it could be elevated somehow.

I think accessibility is what often denies horror its deserved attention. So it all depends on the execution and whether mainstream audiences can accept it.

You can't measure a dog's intelligence by giving him a verbal test 'cause it's not on their scale, but that doesn't mean they're not intelligent creatures.

International broadcasters are often dependent on an American home broadcasting network, so it changes the game entirely.

Jesus Christ, being 2000 years old and some change, is a relatively "new" god of the older god category - and has done quite well for himself, in terms of worship.

Trust was accumulated quickly, due primarily to the brute strength of the man's gentleness, his thereness. (p.36)

But stories are worlds. New worlds for us to visit. In stories, we live forever.

It is characteristic of genius to be hopeful and aspiring.

Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.

I don't see the country audience looking forward to an out male singer. There are rumors about people but no one ever confirms because there is a tremendous amount of money at stake.

Can placebos cause side effects? If so, are the side effects real?

I do what I do; I cant control who thinks what.

When it comes to determining child custody, however, sexism is the rule.

Personal style is about taking a risk, trying something unexpected, and having fun with fashion, but always being true to yourself.

I was inspired to write children's books, but without blood and gore.