I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already been covered by the media, and if it's not good enough, why would I want to bother with it?

-- Ed McBain 麦可班恩

我从不从头条新闻中汲取灵感。我觉得如果一个故事足够好，一个真实的故事，那么它就已经被媒体报道过了，如果它不够好，我为什么还要为它费心呢?

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Sometimes, I have themes that interest me or that touch on larger issues but, really, I'm just trying to figure out the plot, or how the characters work. I'm trying to make the best story I possibly can.

有时，我有自己感兴趣的主题，或者触及更大的问题，但实际上，我只是想弄清楚情节，或者人物是如何工作的。我在尽我所能写出最好的故事。

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I will always want to do whatever it is that my heart is in, and whether I get paid for it or not means nothing. It doesn't matter. I'll do it if it means something to me and I want to be a part of it.

我将永远想做我内心深处想做的事情，无论我是否得到报酬，都没有任何意义。没关系。如果它对我有意义并且我想成为它的一部分，我就会去做。

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The story is more important to me than the part.

对我来说，故事比角色更重要。

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If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms.

如果我输了，我就输了。我会按我的条件做的。

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