I love Nicolas de Stael particularly, and my work can remind people of him. But looked at attentively, our works are not similar at all.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have to say, Alejandro Colucci is amazing. I had seen his work several times before I started making the connection between the art and the person making it, and when I heard that he was going to work on the cover for 'Seven Forges,' that connection was not yet cemented.
I was much influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre.
I'm very drawn to Eastern Europe, so I like a Hungarian writer who wrote in French called Emil Cioran; he was always good for giving me such a stir.
At a very young age, I was influenced enormously by Julio Cortazar or Carlos Fuentes. In that literature, there's always an exploration of different perspectives, points of view.
My professional and human obsession is the nature of language, and my best relationships are with other writers. In many ways, I know George Eliot better than I know my husband.
Robert de Niro has always been fascinating to me. And if John Cazale were still alive, that would be a man I'd love to work with. I'm a big fan of Paul Thomas Anderson's films - I would be honored to work with him. I think he's a brilliant director, and he gets such compelling stories out of his actors and out of his crew.
One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly.
I like art history and art criticism. Leo Steinberg has always been my favorite. He's very original, very accurate and acute.
Don Cheadle is up there for me. I've met him; he's a cool little dude. I admire his work.
I have admired David Bromley's work for years. He possesses such a wild and vivid imagination and really sees the beauty in everything.