I give everything my best shot and sometimes it doesn't work out and other times it works out much better than you thought.

If you have distance from the events, then your story can work as an analogy or parable, rather than its literal narrative.

I just try and do something good. But as a writer, you're slightly out of control.

Generally, I read nonfiction. Theres very little fiction that I enjoy enough to spend my time reading. I am generally a nonfiction guy.

The real beauty in my professional experience has been friendships and collaborations with filmmakers.

It's really a lovely feeling to write knowing that failure is taken off the table because if it's bad you just never show it to anyone.

Firms are a bit concerned about things like oil prices and US growth but actually the change (in firms expectations) is quite small so I think broadly theyre looking for more of the same.