"For me there is no surer way to kill creativity than to think about something too much, inspiration and creativity simply do not lend themselves to planning... that is logical/rational/objective thinking, bankers think that way:] Of course there is a necessity for all that in mapping, but I do not believe it is the part that makes for the essence of the better stuff."

"The Alien movies (with the exception of that last one, was that a cheap cash in or what?!) are great sources of inspiration for me, not architecturally but rather atmospherically."

"Quake II kicks ass.  It's held my attention for almost a year now and I don't see it wearing off any time soon. id does it again, what else can I say? :) Editing in the Quake II engine is a blast.  You can build *almost* anything you want, or at least give the impression for sure."