My first published novel, 'American Rust,' took three and a half years of full-time work to write. But I wrote two apprentice novels before... →
Philipp Meyer
If you're always thinking about someone else's work, about the tradition you're working in, how can you possibly make anything good?
After I finished college, I got a job on Wall Street as a derivatives trader, but after a couple years of it, I was calling in sick in order to work... →
Life throws up enough road blocks to keep you from writing; you can't be adding to them yourself by saying you can only write in one specific... →
You don't make a decision about being a writer. There was a point, aged 21, when it became clear that this is who I am. The choice is how good... →
If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Even though I've had the body of work I've had, and the success I've had, I do not rest on my laurels whatsoever.
I've never gone to acting school and I never will, so I'm learning about the business from the people who are in the business. It doesn't... →
I completely believe that I will produce my best work and my best work will come in my thirties.
I don't love acting. How can you love something when you sit around 12 hours a day and work 10 minutes a day? I'm just doing it because it... →