Writing a long novel is like survival training. Physical strength is as necessary as artistic sensitivity.

I'm an average person. Is just that I like reading.

I happen to like the strange ones. People who look normal and leads normal lives - they're the ones you have to watch out for.

I'm always tripped up by the eternal who am I?

You have to make an effort to always look at the good side, always think about the good things. Then you've got nothing to be afraid of. If something bad comes up, you do more thinking at that point.

I don't know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.

So I made up my mind I was going to find someone who would love me unconditionally three hundred and sixty-five days a year. Watanabe: Wow, and did your search pay off? M: That's the hard part. I guess I've been waiting so long I'm looking for perfection. That makes it tough.