My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.

I like to come into my workspace and feel its a living environment and not frozen, which is why I often change or add to the pictures on the wall.

I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.

Art is inspiring. Walking into a gallery, or when the lights go up on a stage; that thrill of getting something that has nothing to do with acquisition.

If I think about the writers I love or might be influenced by, I can't write at all, so I pretend there aren't any.

I think that we are all much closer to our childhood selves than we often think, so when we read about childhood, it can surprise us how immediate or moving it is, when perhaps those feelings are just there, waiting to be accessed all the time.

Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.