I think I have a very detailed sense of observation. I am interested in the details of people's lives and what information these details give.

I don't think I'm an unkind person, I don't think my books are unkind, and I don't think my readers are unkind.

War makes early risers of us all.

I always loved movies and the cinema; we always used to go to see films as a family.

We live a life that is often spent in crowds - parties, festivals and first nights - so it's nice to avoid them.

The moment I was introduced to my wife, Emma, at a party I thought, here she is - and 20 minutes later I told her she ought to marry me. She thought I was as mad as a rat. She wouldn't even give me her telephone number - and she wrote in her diary: "A funny little man asked me to marry him."

Lawyers are always confident before the verdict. It's only after that they share their doubts.