I wanted the press to become something of a movement. Not a movement committed to a particular 'ism', but a gathering together of writers with an aesthetic approach to literature and with a lust for excellence.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.
The press these days should be rather careful about its role. We may have acquired some tendencies about over-involvement that we had better overcome.
First, I'd become an avid reader of blogs, especially music blogs, and they seemed to be where the critical-thinking action was at, to have the kind of energy that I associate with rock writing of the 1970s or Internet e-mail discussion lists a decade ago.
Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.
My intent was to gain experience for fiction I eventually hoped to write. But there's no question I was drawn in by the hope that journalism would be a creative, thrilling environment.
As long as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer.
I've always worked on the fringe of the British press establishment, carving out this niche for myself.
I never wanted to be mainstream as a writer, but look at what's happened.
I love the press; I even like the people that don't like me. If it wasn't for those people, no one would know who I was and I wouldn't have a gig.
Forget the press - just being a partner of somebody who's very, very famous, it's hard to keep your center and your personality intact.