I had just had small parts in other films, and I'd worked with a lot of directors in TV.
“The most terrifying thing I can think of is being alone - and I mean utterly alone, like no one else in the world alone - at night. That's the nucleus of the first story in my collection and it's also where the title came from for the book.”
“A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.”