I think the mythology of death really ran away with me when I was very young.

I grew up in Cyprus and Egypt, these fantastic places I remember fondly.

I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.

For me it was a lot harder to come to terms with the death of my grandfather than it was to come to terms with what's happened to the former Yugoslavia.

The best fiction stays with you and changes you.

My grandfather and I were very close.

A family has its own rituals and its own superstitions.

Come on, is your heart a sponge or a fist?

We're all entitled to our superstitions.

My mother always says that fear and pain are immediate, and that, when they're gone we're left with the concept, but not the true memory.

I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is.

I love the way he looks in his uniform, all man with just a hint of the boy I fell for all those years ago.

The spirits of the dead are not among us to entertain us... Assuming the revenants you encounter have simply signed up to play haunted house for the amusement of the living is just plain ignorant.

Keep all your passions in your life.

I love the art of filmmaking very much in all aspects.

With regard to what is designed really well, I think people are the best-designed objects in the world. Seriously.

I am too old for an eyebrow piercing but too young for an eyebrow lift.

I always felt that I came up short in the education department, but I've come to the conclusion that we all get an education.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits.

Not only am I constantly seeking better performance but also to be a better person, to be respected.