Sometimes I would write while inspired and sometimes I would write through sheer force of will, and in revision the writing that I thought was "dead" very frequently turned out to be better because it was more free of ego. — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
In a novel, the biggest symbiosis exists between plot and character. In a song, it would be the lyrics and the melody. — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
Sometimes I would write while inspired and sometimes I would write through sheer force of will, and in revision the writing that I thought… — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
I always quit while I am still inspired, while I could still write more. Never let the thread run all the way out. — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
I'm not a vegetarian, and I like filet minion which is sort of a guilty pleasure because I have vegetarian leanings. I eat that… — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
Punk can be a mental ghetto. People get into it and make all these rules and pretty soon they're worse than born again Christians… — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
In some ways, I am actually quite optimistic - I believe in the possibility of redemption and forgiveness. — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
I hated Shallow Grave, that movie made me angry. And I hated Happiness. I generally hate movies that use extreme violence or gratuitous shock… — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
I don't isolate too much or make the project my god. This helps a lot with negative ideation. — Jesse Michaels Copy Share Image
