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

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.

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.

Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head.

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree.

I always find it extremely hard to remember the act of beginning. I almost deliberately forget it.

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.