I don't think you can be taught how to make art. You can be coached, but on a fundamental level you have to figure it out for yourself. You have to learn how your own mind works, figure out your own relationship to the art; you essentially have to invent it completely for yourself. Philipp Meyer artcoachcompletely share on social
My parents have always been incredibly supportive. Even when I dropped out of high school, they said, 'We trust you, we believe in you.' Philipp Meyer drophighincredibly Change image and share on social
Since I quit banking, all my major life decisions, when they could, have revolved around writing. Philipp Meyer bankdecisionlife Change image and share on social
At 16, I dropped out of school and spent five years working as a bicycle mechanic and volunteering in a Trauma Centre before ultimately deciding to go to university. Philipp Meyer bicyclecentredecide Change image and share on social
Fundamentally, all art is about human beings. You're always showing larger moral questions through the smaller moral, philosophical, or political choices through one character in the book. Philipp Meyer artbeingbook Change image and share on social
When you hold things back, when you don't commit completely to your ideas and trust completely in your own instincts, you are guaranteeing your own failure - even if you end up having commercial success. Philipp Meyer backcommercialcommit share on social
When we think of the myth of the settling of the West, this is our creation myth. But because we think of it as mythology, not as real people interacting with other real people, we ignore the cost of human lives and blood. Philipp Meyer bloodcostcreation share on social
I like mechanical things; my first book was a mechanics guide - that was what my parents couldn't pry away from me; that was the blanket. Philipp Meyer blanketbookguide Change image and share on social
I'd grown up in a working class neighborhood in Baltimore, a place hard hit by the offshoring of numerous heavy industries - steel, textile, shipbuilding. Philipp Meyer baltimoreclassgrow Change image and share on social
If you've grown up with guns, the thought that someone might take them away makes your stomach churn. They make you feel safe. If you didn't grow up with guns, if you don't know how to use them, then the thought that someone else has them makes your stomach churn. Philipp Meyer churnfeelgrow share on social