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Now That I've Got A Way In [to The Industry] - Because It Can Feel A Bit Like, "how Can I Possibly Write A Film?" - But Now That I've Got At Least Some Experience In The Film World, I'd Absolutely Love To Do It Again.

Seriously, I Think What All The Puzzling Over Parenthood I Had To Do To Write [a Novel] Room Taught Me Is That Children Can Thrive In A Remarkable Range Of Situations.

Everyone's Got A Different Story.

So Much As I Enjoy Big Novels Of Epic Sweep, I Often Find, Say, If They Follow Several Generations, By The Third Generation, I'm Not Caring About The People Anymore.

I Think Sometimes The Way To Preserve The Magic Of A Book Is To Throw It Away - Meaning, Not To Cling To The Way A Book Does Its Magic But To Find A Cinematic Equivalent.