Everybody always talks about the science fiction genre, in particular, which always makes me think about people in spaceships. I can appreciate that, but that's not really where I think my dramatist aspect lies.

I was kind of excited about going to jail the first time and I learnt some great dialogue.

I think it almost all has to do with coming at writing from an acting perspective, because I didn't, like, study writing. I studied acting.

All my movies are achingly personal.

You can't write poetry on the computer.

I mean, there's an aspect I've always said that is - it's, you know, it's not poetry but it's kind of like it. It's not song lyrics but it's kind of like song lyrics. It's not rap but it's kind of like rap. And it's not stand-up comedy but it is kind of like stand-up comedy. It's all those things together.

To be a novelist, all I need is a pen and a piece of paper.