What worries me is the professionalism of everything.

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Id always done a lot of (sniffing) glue as a kid. I was very interested...

Id always done a lot of (sniffing) glue as a kid. I was very interested...

When people start writing there is this idea that you have to get everything right...

When people start writing there is this idea that you have to get everything right...

I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I...

I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I...

It was around the summer of 1982 when the drug problem really impacted. It became...

It was around the summer of 1982 when the drug problem really impacted. It became...

I tend to read more nonfiction, really, because when I'm writing I don't like to...

I tend to read more nonfiction, really, because when I'm writing I don't like to...

Basically, particularly in Britain, it's a hegemonic thing that people who write tend to come...

Basically, particularly in Britain, it's a hegemonic thing that people who write tend to come...

The first job of a writer is to be honest.

The first job of a writer is to be honest.

Writing is about culture and should be about everything. That's what makes it what it...

Writing is about culture and should be about everything. That's what makes it what it...

I wanted to capture the excitement of house music, almost like a four-four beat, and...

I wanted to capture the excitement of house music, almost like a four-four beat, and...

I enjoy the freedom of the blank page.

I enjoy the freedom of the blank page.

Every kind of book I've written has been written in a different way. There has...

Every kind of book I've written has been written in a different way. There has...

I grew up in a place where everybody was a storyteller, but nobody wrote. It...

I grew up in a place where everybody was a storyteller, but nobody wrote. It...

When I started off with Trainspotting, it was the way the characters came to me....

When I started off with Trainspotting, it was the way the characters came to me....

It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as...

It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as...

I spend so much time on the screen when I am writing, the last thing...

I spend so much time on the screen when I am writing, the last thing...

I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships.

I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships.

I'm always watching people over a short time frame, putting them in an extreme position....

I'm always watching people over a short time frame, putting them in an extreme position....

I'd always liked to read, but when I picked up books I wasn't getting the...

I'd always liked to read, but when I picked up books I wasn't getting the...

There's all this stuff that is happening in Edinburgh now, it's a sad attempt to...

There's all this stuff that is happening in Edinburgh now, it's a sad attempt to...

When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas...

When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas...