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 try to always go for something... very interior, following thoughts and memories, something that I think is difficult to do on the screen, which is essentially a third-person medium. Kazuo Ishiguro difficultessentiallyinterior Change image and share on social
I had been plunged into a different world. I found myself spending half my time answering weird questions on book tours in the Midwest. People would stand up and explain to me the situation in their office and ask me whether they should resign or not. Kazuo Ishiguro answerbookexplain share on social
When I got to 40 or so... I had the sense when I looked back over my life I would actually see a mess of decisions, a few of which I had thought about, some of which I had sort of stumbled on, and many that I had no control over whatsoever. Kazuo Ishiguro backcontroldecision share on social
There's something very misleading about the literary culture that looks at writers in their 30s and calls them 'budding' or 'promising', when in fact they're peaking. Kazuo Ishiguro 30sbudcall Change image and 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
I'm interested in memory because it's a filter through which we see our lives, and because it's foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are there. In the end, as a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened. Kazuo Ishiguro deceptionendfilter 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
I spent ages figuring out things like viewpoint, how you tell the story, and so on. Kazuo Ishiguro agefigurespend Change image and share on social
