When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It's important to see the film as a film. Kazuo Ishiguro bookeffortfilm Change image and share on social
My friends and I took songwriting very, very seriously. My hero was and still is Bob Dylan, but also people like Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell and that whole generation. Kazuo Ishiguro bobcohendylan Change image and share on social
There comes a point when you can more or less count the number of books you're going to write before you die. Kazuo Ishiguro bookcountdie Change image and share on social
I couldn't speak Japanese very well, passport regulations were changing, I felt British, and my future was in Britain. And it would also make me eligible for literary awards. But I still think I'm regarded as one of their own in Japan. Kazuo Ishiguro awardbritainbritish share on social
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
I want my words to survive translation. Kazuo Ishiguro survivetranslationword Change image and share on social
There are things I am more interested in than the clone thing. How are they trying to find their place in the world and make sense of their lives? To what extent can they transcend their fate? As time starts to run out, what are the things that really matter? Kazuo Ishiguro cloneextentfate share on social
Now when I look back to the Guildford of that time, it seems far more exotic to me than Nagasaki. Kazuo Ishiguro backexoticguildford Change image and share on social
I've always had a great fondness for English detective fiction such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers. Kazuo Ishiguro agathachristiedetective Change image and 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
