Jonathan Galassi

A publisher - and I write as one - does far more than print and sell a book. It selects, nurtures, positions and promotes the writer's work.

Editing is more by-the-hip. You look at a text and ask yourself how it can be improved.

I've always used poetry to explain myself to myself. These things just sat in my psyche and then came out.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.

If my house was on fire, I can't compromise about which part of the house I'm going to save. You save the whole house or it will all burn down. We either save this country or we do not.