I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones.

Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying.

What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.

I allow my intuition to lead my path.

It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied.

In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert?

Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.