It's always interesting to me to tell stories that come from difficult political climates.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Political stories in general are tough. They just don't appeal to as wide an audience.
It's very dangerous for a storyteller to walk into a situation with a political agenda because you end up telling a story about issues instead of telling a story about people.
There are stories I'd like to tell, I'd like to see, and they're not getting made. These stories are beyond the experience of the people in power. They don't understand it, so they're frightened of it.
I felt like challenging myself and challenging my readers with something darker and heavier. I don't know how to explain it, because I'm not a political person. I have two political stories, and that's it: 'Human Diastrophism' and 'Poison River.'
I'm interested in stories that aren't getting told: it's where my interests lie.
Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.
Living in America, I became aware of many issues and went through a period of politicization.
I have a lot of good stories for talk shows about the conditions in which I worked.
I love stories that give me a perspective on how easy American life has become in the 21st century.
The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.