What I'm really interested in, as a reader and as a writer, is the idea of the nonfiction book that is not defined by its content, by its "about"-ness. Where you read it irrespective of whether you're interested in the subject.
Geoff DyerIโm so revolted by writers taking themselves seriously that, as a kind of protest, Iโve deprioritized the role of writing in my life. I do it when Iโve not got anything better to do โ and even then I often do nothing instead.
Geoff DyerNever ride a bike with the brakes on. If something is proving too difficult, give up and do something else. Try to live without resort to perยญseverance.
Geoff DyerThe only distinction I'd make is between film and telly, I guess. "Film," "movies," and "cinema" are all synonyms as far as I'm concerned; but telly is different. It's just a plodding we've-done-this-scene, we've-done-that-scene and it never becomes this new other thing.
Geoff Dyer