If You Take A Really Good Book,

There Is A Sort Of Theory That You Should Adapt Bad Books Because They Always Make More Successful Films.

You Know Very Well That Unless You're A Scientist, It's Much More Important For A Theory To Be Shapely, Than For It To Be True.

It's Possible To Disagree With Someone About The Ethics Of Non-violence Without Wanting To Kick His Face In.

I'm Ashamed To Say The First Play I Saw At The Royal Court Was Mine.

Since My Adaptation Of Ian Mcewan's 'atonement,' I Get Sent A Lot Of Novels That People Think Will Work As Movies. So Every Now And Then I Make A Point Of Sitting Down And Reading A Couple Of Them.