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Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies.

I've always loved the idea of mythologies linked to or underlying everyday life, like the kami gods of Shintoism, where every rock, tree and stream has its own little god associated with it.

All my stories are like the Greek and Roman myths, and the Egyptian myths, and the Old and New Testament.

If you look at the great Westerns, and at Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology, they all contain elements in common: a harsh landscape; demons or outlaws trying to stop or kill the protagonist; and there are mythical legends at their core, innate in all cultures.

Many of us view the bible and other religious teachings as mythology.

People tend to think of fairy tales as 'archetypal.' They are also extremely sensual, something which translates well over the ages.

Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant.

If you take different mythologies from different cultures, the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common.

In the world of language, or in other words in the world of art and liberal education, religion necessarily appears as mythology or as Bible.