What's terrible is that people keep asking me things and I can't remember what I've written. I haven't read it since I handed it in. Everybody hates the sound of their voice on an answerphone, and I have an extension of that where I can't bear to read my own writing. No, I've been going there since I was about ten. I've always just thought it was a magical place, and a lot of artists, or actors, or photographers, who read the book tell me they feel exactly the same way.
Nobody likes LA, even people who live there.
So when I'm in LA, I go to the Marmont and never leave my room. Yes, but it's actually owned by an English film company, Channel 4. They bought it about a year ago, and they just renewed the option. They say they have a script and they're happy with it, but I'll believe it when I see it. Books get bought all the time and never get made into films.