Even though I spent the first five years of my life in Nagasaki, going to Japan can be really difficult. Even if they know I've been brought up in the West, they still expect me to understand all the subtleties of their culture, and if I get it wrong, it matters much more than if a British person gets it wrong. I find it intimidating.

I wouldn't want to try to adapt something of my own. It would be like going back to school and doing all my exams again.

I think jogging is bad for your health. All that pressure on the knees and back cannot be good for you.

Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes