There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic strips and radio.

Watching a movie from beginning to end is like reading, because even though what you see are images, they are telling you a story

A good smoker, like a good lover, always takes his time with a cigar.

I was an avid radio fan when I was a boy, as well as a great lover of comic strips

I wrote for a weekly magazine and then edited a literary magazine, but I did not really feel comfortable with the profession of journalism itself

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish

No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking.