I Wrote A Whole Novel Before The

I Wrote A Whole Novel Before The Beach. Unpublishable. Junk. But, For Some Reason I Stuck At Novels And Wrote A Second. Still Not Sure Why I Didn't Give Up. Stubborn, Maybe.

I Knew My Affection For The Philippines Was Equally As Telling: A Democracy On Paper, Apparently Well Ordered, Regularly Subverted By Irrational Chaos. A Place Where I'd Felt Instantly At Home.

It Slightly Depends On Your Perspective, Sort Of How You Look At These Things, But When I Sit Down To Write A Script, I'm Not Planning To Write A Script; I'm Planning To Make A Film, And So I Only See The Script As Being Just A Step There.

Of Course Witnessing Poverty Was The First To Be Ticked Off The List. Then I Had To Graduate To The More Obscure Stuff. Being In A Riot Was Something I Pursued With A Truly Obsessive Zeal, Along With Being Tear-gassed And Hearing Gunshots Fired In Anger.

Normally, Small Talk Is Enough For Me To Form An Opinion Of Someone. I Make Quick Judgments, Often Completely Wrong, And Then Stick By Them Rigidly.