I don't need art to tell me people are assholes. I can just go into the streets.
For me taking a pragmatic decision when it comes to art is almost an oxymoron. The reason I first picked up a pen and wrote a story had nothing pragmatic in it.
The amazing thing about an artistic collaboration is that it is as intense and intimate as a romantic one. Sometimes even more so.
It's funny, but I think my stories - the good ones - they're much smarter than I am.
I think there are some artists whose works are misanthropic.