We have to take risks with art. If we don't, it all becomes a bit boring

We have to take risks with art. If we don't, it all becomes a bit boring

When I think of the future, I think of doing my washing so I've something to wear tomorrow.

I'm writing a novel about two actresses who go to New York, because that's what I know about. One has lost touch with reality, disappears and is picked up by a man.

I was always someone who lived in the future all the time, it was always the next thing - dreams of escape.

Along the way I have been able to choose some themes which ask questions - not necessarily force a message on anyone, but at least invite the audience to question things: jury service, dignity in dying, Ireland - and not least because they force me to ask myself questions. Where do I stand?

The money isn't a lure. I've done very well out of this business.