I do feel part of that generation of people who were rather idealistic in the '70s and became disillusioned in the '80s. Not just about social services issues, but the world. Kazuo Ishiguro 70s80sdisillusion Change image and share on social
What is difficult is the promotion, balancing the public side of a writer's life with the writing. I think that's something a lot of writers are having to face. Writers have become much more public now. Kazuo Ishiguro balancedifficultface share on social
There's a practical problem about time and energy, and a more subtle problem of what it does to a writer's head, to continually analyze why they write, where it all comes from, where it's going to. Kazuo Ishiguro analyzecontinuallyenergy Change image and share on social
Why would somebody just read a novel when they can see it on TV or in the cinema? I really have to think of the things fiction can do that film can't and play to the strengths of the novel. With a novel, you can get right inside somebody's head. Kazuo Ishiguro cinemafictionfilm share on social
I discovered that my imagination came alive when I moved away from the immediate world around me. Kazuo Ishiguro alivediscoverimagination Change image and share on social
When I was younger, I didn't read that much. I was more interested in film and music. Now I'm curious. I want to know what it's all about. Kazuo Ishiguro curiousfilminterest Change image and share on social
The world is crawling with authors touring now. They're like performance artists. Kazuo Ishiguro artistauthorcrawl Change image and share on social
I felt slightly superior to student politics, for instance. I had no reason to think this, but I thought of myself as slightly more seasoned. I became quite cynical talking to my student friends. Kazuo Ishiguro cynicalfeltfriend Change image and share on social
I'm not at all interested in the brave who fight against the odds and win. I am interested in those who accept their lot, as that is what many people in the world are doing. They do their best in ghastly conditions. Kazuo Ishiguro acceptbravecondition share on social
I was a little concerned that a lot of people thought I wrote Merchant Ivory movies. I also thought if I was ever going to write something strange and difficult, that was the time. Kazuo Ishiguro concerndifficultivory Change image and share on social