“My father was a writer/director/producer, so instead of throwing a ball around, our bonding was going to see movies. And at an ear...”

“Our kids will never have to remember things, because it's all in pictures. Want to remember your fourth birthday? There'll be vide...”

“I think the Internet is a huge positive.”

“Not many get a chance to hit the career re-set button.”

“Not a lot of people get a second chance. And I think for a while there, my name kind of got in my way a bit, based on all of the t...”

“I just think technology is pretty amazing. Like all things that are great, you have to be responsible about how much you use it.”

“The Arab World is writing a new future the pen is in our own hands.”

“I have four shelves covered with journals that I've written. Dad and I are writing songs together. I've probably written 100 songs...”

“When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry wit...”

“My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my...”

“I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedo...”

“In all my life, I have never been free. I have never been able to do anything with freedom, except in the field of my writing.”