I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)
Tod Goldberg has long been one of the most interesting writers around, and Gangsterland is his biggest and best book so far.
I like shows that are surprising and not predictable. That have deep, rich characters that are fully formed.
Certainly, I'm excited by epic subjects. It doesn't particularly frighten me.
I think every person and place is interesting, and there's an interesting story behind every door.
We need to articulate luxury differently. We live in the world of the 'like' culture. As a society, we're consuming so much imagery, it's like gorging on sugar, and the only way to find depth in a 'like' culture is by presenting the unknown.
For me, I like to have mystery in the surf films.
Of course the modern detective story puts off its best tricks till the last, but Doyle always put his best tricks first and that's why they're still the best ones.
It was always hard to find stories that I felt were, in and of themselves, fresh enough and intriguing enough .
Novels are such mysterious and amorphous and tender things. And here we are with our crash helmets on, with concertina wire all around us.
