Well It's All Right To Cry. It

If I'm Reading About A River Or The Trees Or The Wind Blowing Or The Stars At Night, If You Can Hear That In The Music In Some Way, You've Wedded The Two And Your Imagination Takes Off. To Be Able To Hear That In Music Is Really Important.

In The Old Days It Was Important, But Not As Important As It Is Today, To Keep Making Success After Success After Success. It's Terrifying Today. You Can Maybe Have One So-so Movie But You've Got To Come Back With Another That's Huge, If Possible, And That Must Be Very, Very Difficult For Young Talent.

When I Start To Write, I See My Stories As A Kind Of Movie. For Instance, I Ask Myself, "what Kind Of Opening Do I Want For This Book?"

Sadly I Don't Sing. I Missed It For A Long Time, But My Daughter Emma Said Something Wonderful When I Was Feeling Blue One Day: "mom, You've Just Found A Different Way Of Using Your Voice, And That's With Your Books." In A Way, She's Right. It's Just A Different Way Of Expressing What I Feel About Music, Individuality, Art And All The Things I've Always Loved.

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