I was going to finish my university degree after finishing 'The Tailors,' but 'Pinocchio' made me to take another semester off.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'd been going to college for nine years, and before I completed my dissertation, I quit.
I was delighted to not go to university. I couldn't wait to be out of education.
It was actually after I saw 'Pinocchio' that I thought I might try and work in that industry in some way.
I felt the need to unlearn my formal education.
I kept going to different colleges, but dropped out.
I left school with no qualifications, but I was doing theatre and film work and thought that was the best thing since sliced bread.
I came out of my shell in college.
The great break of my literary career was going to law school.
When I finished my degree at Oxford, I went and acted for a bit. And I was appalling. And with each part, I thought, 'Well, that's embarrassing. I'd better do one more to show people I'm not that bad.' And, in fact, instead of a taking a year, that's gone on for 35 years.
Everyone I went to school with went to university, or took a year off and then went, and that was the norm - so I did the same thing.