“Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff.”
“Read the great stuff, but read the stuff that isn't so great, too. Great stuff is very discouraging. If you read only Beckett and Chekhov, you'll go away and only deliver telegrams for Western Union.”
“Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.”
“Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.”
“You can learn to do anything in the world if your life depends on it and if you can read.”