Fred Armisen
Vice: What about Saddam Hussein do you identify with?
Fred: His need for love.
Did you do much research for this piece?
I just looked at photos of Baghdad in the 70s.
Have you written much fiction before?
No.
What’s the best novel ever and why?
A Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. It is relentlessly funny.
Who is the best living fiction writer now?
Gary Larson. His stories are very short, but they are very visual.
Vice: What about Saddam Hussein do you identify with?
Fred: His need for love.
Did you do much research for this piece?
I just looked at photos of Baghdad in the 70s.
Have you written much fiction before?
No.
What’s the best novel ever and why?
A Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. It is relentlessly funny.
Who is the best living fiction writer now?
Gary Larson. His stories are very short, but they are very visual.
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