A movie is so visually powerful, so overwhelming, that it tends to crowd out how you might have imagined things. Yann Martel crowdimaginemovie Change image and share on social
Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches a different audience. It's something I really like. I like movies. Yann Martel audiencecinemacomplete Change image and share on social
In all big cities the style of life is the same. Same endless array of restaurants; same big museums with the usual suspects; same anonymity, which can be thrilling when you're young but which I found got tiresome. Yann Martel anonymityarraybig share on social
I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people's minds. Yann Martel aestheticfindfix Change image and share on social
I like using animals because they help suspend my reader's disbelief. We have certain ideas about dentists. We don't have many ideas about rhinoceros dentists. Yann Martel animaldentistdisbelief Change image and share on social
If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested. Yann Martel filminterestproject Change image and share on social
I'm happy pretty well anywhere on this big, beautiful planet. Yann Martel beautifulbighappy Change image and share on social
Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want. Yann Martel attemptbookfailure Change image and share on social
If I didn't have children, I think my life would be a failure. Yann Martel childfailurelife Change image and share on social
Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction. Yann Martel extentfictionimagination Change image and share on social