3 December 2020 Yann Martel Every book I’ve written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want.
3 December 2020 Yann Martel I love Canada. It’s a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.
3 December 2020 Yann Martel Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction.
3 December 2020 Yann Martel Fanatics do not have faith – they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.
3 December 2020 Yann Martel I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people’s minds.
3 December 2020 Yann Martel How do you live with evil? Art is traditionally – certainly with my secular background – the answer, but art is very self-referential, whereas religion claims to go beyond the bounds of human existence.
3 December 2020 Yann Martel Cinema is visually powerful, it is a complete experience, reaches a different audience. It’s something I really like. I like movies.
