But are they all horrid, are you sure they are all horrid? [Referring to Gothic novels, fashionable in England at the beginning of the 19th century, but frowned upon in polite society.]
I wouldn't presume to define noir - if we could define it, we wouldn't need to use a French word for it - but it seems to me it's more a way of looking at the world than what one sees.
Working with Dario [Argento] was a lot of fun. He's a larger-than-life character, and with an Italian accent.
The Gothic tradition was begun by Ann Radcliffe, a rare example of a woman creating an artistic style.
That was the beauty of 'Twin Peaks.' The young people had just as deep of storylines as the older generation in town.
A lot of people don't give their audiences credit. You can leave it a little mysterious. They can think about it.
Robin Wasserman is the author of several books, including 'Hacking Harvard,' 'Chasing Yesterday,' 'Seven Deadly Sins,' and her latest, 'Skinned.'