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When I was an actor, I worked with lots of men who had a bit of success early on, who were very good looking, who suddenly made a bit of money and... →
An adaptation leads the cinema-goer to the original to find out what they're missing and if they already know the book, it can still illuminate a... →
I work three days at home, and two days in the British Library or the London Library, just to get out of the house and hide from the children.
I identified with Pip from 'Great Expectations,' especially when I was younger; I had the same kind of gaucheness and uncertainty.
I would never complain about 'One Day' taking off, but it made me painfully self-conscious for a long time.
As a novelist, I'm incredibly lucky to make a living, but that doesn't mean that I don't lie awake at four o'clock in the morning... →
At university, I used to write silly little sketches and monologues, but never fiction.
I really was a terrible actor. I did it for years in my twenties because it was like being at university again.
I've been a compulsive reader for as long as I can remember.
I've only ever been recognised in the street once. In Sweden, strangely.
If there's anything I'm keen to get better at in my writing, then it's the writing of prose as opposed to the writing of dialogue.
Read a book at the right age and it will stay with you for life.
Well, I don't think Hollywood's a dirty word at all, I love a lot of Hollywood films.