'Hunger' definitely changed my life, in terms of being recognized by filmmakers, since that was very much a filmmakers' film.
If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance.
When I write for 'n+1,' I begin by doing a lot of reading, to try to convince myself I'm not stupid. Then I scribble down a paragraph here, a paragraph there, when a notion strikes. Then I see if I can arrange those notions in a way that yields an argument.