I think it's restrictive to typecast myself as a novelist because I enjoy other forms of expression. I love literature and I love cinema.

I do believe we're all adaptable, and you're probably more adaptable than you realize.

The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer.

The point is the 'me' that you see before you is not the 'me' in my private little space, shape-shifting into the writing role, nor is it the 'me' that works with the actors. Here, at the end of the film doing interviews, I feel like I'm in disguise.

To me the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever a rational process.

One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.

I, myself, don't like to see a film on Friday night and then forget it by the next day.