Objectivity? I always have an objective.
The thing about being an outsider... is that it teaches you to hear what people are thinking because you're constantly looking for the people who just don't give a damn.
At the end, we're kind of observers - creative people, I mean. I feel like an observer, and I'm pretty much able to step out of things and see how things are playing out.
I like to not be too involved in the beginning and during the process so as to keep this fresh look and be able to give constructive recommendation on the final production.
I was an outsider, never quite part of what was going on, always looking in. It turned out to be great preparation for writing fiction.
If there's a group of articles written about me, I can usually tell the difference if someone's writing an article and they know me from someone who doesn't know me. They're usually very different.
A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play.
Something in a writer's brain needs to watch everything with a detached, amoral eye.
Outsider means "I will accept the possibility that I don't have responsibility for what is happening inside my domain."
I've always believed that a writer has got to remain an outsider.
I'm not the expert on how the Iraqi people think, because I live in America, where it's nice and safe and secure.
