I often find myself thinking, what’s behind me and what’s ahead of me? How frightened should I be about the future? How stoked should I get about the changes I’ve made in my life? Will the next half of my life be as lonely as the first half?<\/p>\n
Did I peak in 1998<\/a>?<\/p>\n I find myself valuing safety, security and comfort more these days than I did 16 years ago.<\/p>\n I met Trey Parker (of South Park fame) at CES in Las Vegas in January 1999. We talked at the Rio bar 2 AM – 3:30 AM after the AVN Awards. He was cool. A total mentch. A good interview. Unpretentious. Funny. Insightful.<\/p>\n Here’s an interview with him in the New York Times today<\/a>:<\/p>\n A decade ago, Trey, you said that you couldn\u2019t point to anyone who sustained their creativity into their 30s or 40s. You\u2019re about to turn 42. You\u2019re messing with me. Stone: I can feel the instrument blunting. I don\u2019t know if we could create \u201cSouth Park\u201d today. We have it, and it\u2019s cool to build upon. But creating it? That takes the energy of a 25-year-old. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I often find myself thinking, what’s behind me and what’s ahead of me? How frightened should I be about the future? How stoked should I get about the changes I’ve made in my life? Will the next half of my … Continue reading
\nParker: I totally still think that. We\u2019ve been writing \u201cBook of Mormon\u201d for seven years, and the best work on it was when we were still in our 30s.<\/p>\n
\nParker: No, honestly. I think intellectually I\u2019m a way better writer than I was, but in terms of coming up with stuff, it\u2019s definitely dying. I can feel myself dying inside.<\/p>\n