The idea is not enough. And the most annoying thing for me as a writer is that people will come up to me and say, 'Hey, I've got a great idea for a book. I'm not a writer, but I've got a great story.'
From Irvine Welsh
That's the kind of consumer society we live in. We're always looking for the next product that's going to change your life instead of just going out and changing your life.
A lot of people pulled me up after 'Trainspotting' for its absence of politics, but the argument I make is that the absence of politics is political as well.
Before I started writing, I'd never read much fiction. I was more interested in non-fiction. I'm taking the same approach to theatre: I can operate from a position of ignorance and make up my own rules instead of being bound by customs and practice.
From 'Trainspotting' to 'Acid House,' I moved from urban realism into fantasy.
So many people have become divorced from the system, criminalised by their lifestyle.
I just love the weather. I live on Miami Beach, which is all boutique hotels and cocktails. I do sometimes go along to smart parties in my white suit, but I wouldn't really recognise any famous people if they were there because I'm not very good at star-spotting.
You can't satirise darts, because it's hyper-real as it is; there's already enough over-the-top madness to it.
The idea of just sitting at home on Facebook worries me. I think we should all get out more.
It's part of me, Scotland. I'm still immersed in it even though I am not there.
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