KillYourFriendsFilm

Now that's a good one. I'm going to have to go with b.

There are a few moments in both the book and film based on actual events, but not nearly as many as people imagine. Fiction doesn't quite work like that. It;s the same with people: real people are rarely good enough for the novel. You need to create composites of two or three different people, taking the most extreme characteristics from each. I'm always having music industry people come up to me and say 'Oh I remember being there at that bit in your book when...' and they'll be referring to something completely invented.

I find it very hard being on set. It's like being at an orgy where you're not allowed to fuck anyone. You have to hand over total control to the director at that point. And actors will always come to you for notes, which you can't really do without running the risk of contradicting the director. In pre production on low budget indie you'd often be consulted about any proposed script changes. On a big budget Hollywood film it's unlikely.

I think it might have to be flying all the way from London to Miami for the Winter Music Conference in 1996 or 97 and a bunch of us not actually leaving the hotel suite for the entire three days of our stay...

black, no sugar, five or six cups a day, never after five pm.