I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful.

Always write your ideas down however silly or trivial they might seem. Keep a notebook with you at all times.

We have bodies coming home and coffins covered in flags, not just in the UK but world-wide.

Any story you write about war, or film you make about war, is bound to be political whether you like it or not.

I fill up the well of stories in my head - without ever knowing I'm doing it.

Like most writers, I sit in a room and scribble a story and you don't have a connection with the people who take your story, whether it be to the stage or to the screen.

Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other