"Q: Why do you look different all the time? In every picture of yours you look like a different person.
A: It spooks me too.
Q: How do you pronounce your last name? Is it gay-man or guy-man or something else?
A: It’s Gaym’n.
Q: What is your sign?
A: It’s a painted piece of wood with Beware of the Mongoose on it… oh, you didn’t mean that sign. I was born on November the tenth, 1960, which makes me a Scorpio Rat.
Q: Do you have a fan club? How can we join?
A: There used to be a sort of unofficial fan club and info service called the MAGIAN LINE, but once the web started and information was easy to find it drifted out of use.
Q: Are you Lemony Snicket? I promise I won’t tell if you are.
A: Come close. Closer. Okay. Lean over here. Now…. I’m going to whisper. Closer, so only you can hear…. …nope. I’m not.
Q: Why does it say ‘critically acclaimed and award winning’ every time your name is mentioned on your books?
A: It’s a formal title. Like The Honorable, or Mister President. My full title is Critically Acclaimed and Award Winning Author Neil Gaiman. But because we’re friends you can call me Neil for short.
Q: What was your favorite place to explore as a child? And now?
A: As a child I liked to explore the gardens and grounds of old, empty houses in the town I lived in. Now I like exploring stories best.
Q: What’s your favourite monkey?
A: Probably the colobus. It’s something in the eyes.
Q: Why do you and Clive Barker and my dad look similar and not appear to age?
A: I could tell you. But then Clive Barker and your dad would have to kill me."