As a kid, I didn't read a great deal of fiction, and I've forgotten most of what I did read. Mark Haddon dealfictionforget Change image and share on social
I am really interested in eccentric minds. It's rather like being fascinated by how cars work. It's really boring if your car works all the time. But as soon as something happens, you get the bonnet up. If someone has an abnormal or dysfunctional state of mind, you get the bonnet up. Mark Haddon abnormalbonnetbore share on social
As a teenager, I was always this strange mixture of kind of vice-captain of the rugby team and sensitive artist type the rest of the time. I was sent away to this public school in the middle of nowhere, and I think we managed to completely miss out on normal youth culture. Mark Haddon artistcaptaincompletely share on social
There's something with the physical size of America... American writers can write about America and it can still feel like a foreign country. Mark Haddon americaamericancountry Change image and share on social
There was a time in my life when I was going in and out of houses that were extraordinarily different - from a working-class terrace in Northampton to the homes of friends who were really very wealthy. It was quite an odd position to be in, I realise looking back, and quite a nice one. Mark Haddon backclassextraordinarily share on social
I am atheist in a very religious mould. I'm always asking myself the big questions. Where did we come from? Is there a meaning to all of this? When I find myself in church, I edit the hymns as I sing them. Mark Haddon atheistbigchurch share on social
I was born too late for steam trains and a lazy eye meant I'd never be an astronaut. Mark Haddon astronautbeareye Change image and share on social
If you came from Mars and tried to analyse British or American society through novels, you'd think our society was preponderantly full of middle-aged, slightly alcoholic, middle-class, intellectual men, most of whom are divorced from their families and have nothing to do with children. Mark Haddon agealcoholicamerican share on social
You make a film you feel is as real as possible and hope people react as though it were real. Mark Haddon feelfilmhope Change image and share on social
I think I've learnt that there is no character so strange that you haven't shared their experience in some small way. Mark Haddon characterexperiencehave Change image and share on social
