One of the most profound things for me is that my character's name was held by somebody, ... It's not just made up.

Impossible; for how many people did you know who refracted your own light to you?

One is forced to speak not of what is held in common between the cultures, but what is held in common between the myths, and that in its simplest archetypal forms

He was one of a kind. Not only did he have a great voice, he didn't pander to the lowest common denominator. He did word games, all sorts of clever stuff. He was very entertaining.

I just tried to keep pressure on him offensively, because if he's not working on one end of the floor, he can use more energy offensively. So I just tried to keep him moving.

I made a classic mistake. I held out for something better.