Martin Amis

Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun.

I am, incidentally, the only writer to have received the Somerset Maugham award twice - the first time for my first novel, the second time for my second first novel.

Novelists are stamina merchants, grinders, nine-to-fivers, and their career curves follow the usual arc of human endeavour.

I live with some of my best friends from high school, very commune-like, in my house. It's my hippie way of life.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally.