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Screenplays I didn't really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just... →
There's a practical problem about time and energy, and a more subtle problem of what it does to a writer's head, to continually analyze why... →
I don't have a deep link with England like, say, Jonathan Coe or Hanif Kureishi might demonstrate. For me, it is like a mythical place.
There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one.
I'm always trying to make something that is impossible to film. Why would somebody just read a novel when they can see it on TV or in the cinema?... →
I like novelists who can create other interesting worlds.
People were incredibly kind to our family and went out of their way to help.
I spent ages figuring out things like viewpoint, how you tell the story, and so on.
If you look at my last songs and first short stories, there is a real connection between them.
The world is crawling with authors touring now. They're like performance artists.
There comes a point when you can more or less count the number of books you're going to write before you die.
When I was younger, I didn't read that much. I was more interested in film and music. Now I'm curious. I want to know what it's all about.
I'm not at all interested in the brave who fight against the odds and win. I am interested in those who accept their lot, as that is what many... →