There's a character that I play onstage, and I can't let him loose in the supermarket when I'm buying my beans on toast.
Alex KapranosTraditionally, lots of vagrants and unemployable characters wind up working in kitchens.
Alex KapranosCinema, which is influenced by every single part of life, is direct and reaches you immediately. And writing - the best writing is complex ideas communicated concisely. And music - if it's a good tune, make sure people can bloody hear it!
Alex Kapranos