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Frank Cottrell Boyce

Frank Cottrell Boyce

The screenwriter explains why he’s drawn back over and over to children’s books

Award-winning screenwriter and children’s author Frank Cottrell Boyce, whose credits include Hilary and Jackie and 24 Hour Party People, always knew he’d be a writer. “I imagined myself in a bungalow in the Hollywood Hills, furiously typing away while someone shoved cigarettes in my mouth and I shouted, ‘Match me, Sydney!’  Or writing bits and pieces for The Paris Review." 

Award-winning screenwriter and children’s author Frank Cottrell Boyce, whose credits include Hilary and Jackie and 24 Hour Party People, always knew he’d be a writer. “I imagined myself in a bungalow in the Hollywood Hills, furiously typing away while someone shoved cigarettes in my mouth and I shouted, ‘Match me, Sydney!’  Or writing bits and pieces for The Paris Review." 

I think the idea that people are rational is bizarre.  What's really riveting about a character is that they don't change

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