I Feel More Related To Some American

...he Went Into The Sitting Room, Put On A Duke Ellington Record He Had Bought After Seeing Gene Hackman Sitting On The Overnight Bus In The Conversation To The Sound Of Some Fragile Piano Notes That Were The Loneliest Harry Had Ever Heard.

I've Been Watching More American Tv Because Of All The Great Tv Series That Have Come Out In The Last Five To 10 Years. I'm A 'sopranos' Fan, I'm A 'wire' Fan, I'm A 'mad Men' Fan. I'm A 'deadwood' Fan. It Makes Me Optimistic For The Future Of Storytelling On Tv That Producers Are Willing To Take That Kind Of Jump.

When I Was A Teenager, My Father Went Bust. He Could Have Declared Himself Bankrupt, But He Was An Honourable Man And He Insisted On Paying Back All His Debts. That Almost Ruined The Family. I Was Aware That My Mother And Father Couldn't Control Things Anymore. I Guess I Was Afraid That We Would End Up On The Street.

The Only Pressure I Feel Is To Write Good Books. And To Not Replicate The Previous Book. Whether You Have A Thousand Readers Or A Million Readers It Doesn't Change The Pressure. I Never Feel Tempted To Give The Reader What I Think The Reader Wants.

Everything You Do Leaves Traces, Doesn't It. The Life You've Lived Is Written All Over You, For Those Who Can Read.