I think striking the right tone for your story is, if you like, the alchemical work of writing.

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.

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 don't think good films have messages.

I love films where you go into the cinema and loosen the edges of yourself and you hopefully enter into the world of the film. You're watching something unfold before you. I prefer the idea of wonder or intense wonder over shock or something.

I think striking the right tone for your story is, if you like, the alchemical work of writing.