I Don't Think I've Had A Lonely

I Don't Think The World Objectively Exists The Way We Think It Exists. There's A Constant Sort Of Storytelling Process.

Say Who You Are, Really Say It In Your Life And In Your Work. Tell Someone Out There Who Is Lost, Someone Not Yet Born, Someone Who Won’t Be Born For 500 Years. Your Writing Will Be A Record Of Your Time. It Can’t Help But Be That. But More Importantly, If You’re Honest About Who You Are, You’ll Help That Person Be Less Lonely In Their World Because That Person Will Recognise Him Or Herself In You And That Will Give Them Hope.

I Have A Background In Theater, So I Have Experience With Actors. I Like Actors - I Used To Be One.

There Are Nearly Thirteen Million People In The World. None Of Those People Is An Extra. They're All The Leads Of Their Own Stories. They Have To Be Given Their Due.

There Is A Lot Of Management Going On With Directing. Maybe That Was The Biggest Surprise-just The Amount Of Tending That I Had To Do. The Different Personalities . . . It's Not My Way, And It's Never Been My Function Before As A Writer. I Tend To Be A Moody And Somewhat Withdrawn Person, And I Felt Very Clearly That I Had To Throw That Away Because That Wasn't Allowed Here - There Were Other People Who Were Going To Be Filling That Role. Sometimes It Became Exhausting, Especially Around The Eleventh Hour Of The Day.