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

I don't think good films have messages.

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.

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

The great thing about being a writer is that you have a long, perhaps frighteningly long time in which to do your work.

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.

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.