The characters in my stories all have quite loud lives in my head. It's a relief to get them on the page. Often they come from people I've noticed or overheard - but that is only a part of them. It's only by writing that I discover who these people really are. Rachel Joyce characterdiscoverhave share on social
My father had spent years fighting cancer of the head and neck. He had numerous operations, and he was reduced and reduced and reduced. By the end, he had a growth so big under his eye that it hurt to look at him. Rachel Joyce bigcancerend share on social
I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary. Rachel Joyce angleborejudgment share on social
For me, writing is such an escape, and I felt very lucky to have this to run away to. Rachel Joyce escapefeltlucky Change image and share on social
I went through a stage of writing my cramped hand in tiny books. My two sisters and I did have our Bronte period. My mum is from Yorkshire, and we would go up to the Moors. It tapped into our romantic visions of ourselves. Rachel Joyce bookbrontecramp share on social
Actors go inside the heads of other people and are not afraid of the complicated places you can find yourself. Rachel Joyce actorafraidcomplicate Change image and share on social
I find that very appealing: the blurring of the lines between what's funny and what's tragic. And what's ordinary and what's not - the big things in the small things. Rachel Joyce appealbigblur Change image and share on social
We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it. Rachel Joyce breakexpectfind share on social
I think lots of ideas are sometimes in our heads without us quite, you know, knowing it. Rachel Joyce headideaknow Change image and share on social
I think of myself as a very ordinary person. I like writing about the juxtaposition between people: the beauty of them at times and then the banal, everyday context in which we find ourselves. Rachel Joyce banalbeautycontext Change image and share on social
