“The truth is that I know very few novelists who have been satisfied wi...” — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Quote

“The truth is that I know very few novelists who have been satisfied with the adaptation of their books for the screen.”

“Each man is master of his own death, and all that we can do when the time comes is to help him die without fear of pain.”

“It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.”

“I grew up watching period dramas, as we all did in the 1980s and '90s - endless adaptations of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens - and I loved them. But I never saw anyone like me in them, so I decided to find a story to erode the excuses for me not doing one.”

“I have done a lot of work in Hollywood myself. I worked in television for roughly 10 years, from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. And I was on staff at a couple of shows. I did some feature films, including originals and adaptations.”