We Do. Or Re-create The Ones We

[raymond] Chandler, I Reread Him, And There's A Lot Of Bad Writing There. I Don't Think He Knew Much About People.

And You Love To Read, You Love To Escape, Right?

As Critical Acclaim And Response Has Built Up, Every Interview I Give Is A Chance To Puncture The Myth I've Created About My Work And Refine It.

The 1950s To Me Is Darkness, Hidden History, Perversion Behind Most Doors Waiting To Creep Out. The 1950s To Most People Is Kitsch And Mickey Mouse Watches And All This Intolerable Stuff.

I Begin By Assembling Notes On Characters. Large Swaths Of The Plot Become Clear To Me As I Do This.