Hanif Kureishi

When they were little kids, you know, screaming their heads off and they wouldn't go to school and they hated you and they kicked you and et cetera, et cetera. I found all that a bit sordid. It wasn't much fun. But as I got older, I really started to enjoy them and I enjoy them now as adults. The twins are 31 now and the other boy is 26. But I'm not a big fan of babies, to be honest.

When they were little kids, you know, screaming their heads off and they wouldn't go to school and they hated you and they kicked you and et cetera, et cetera. I found all that a bit sordid. It wasn't much fun. But as I got older, I really started to enjoy them and I enjoy them now as adults. The twins are 31 now and the other boy is 26. But I'm not a big fan of babies, to be honest.

When they were little kids, you know, screaming their heads off and they wouldn't go to school and they hated you and they kicked you and et cetera, et cetera. I found all that a bit sordid. It wasn't much fun. But as I got older, I really started to enjoy them and I enjoy them now as adults. The twins are 31 now and the other boy is 26. But I'm not a big fan of babies, to be honest.

They're okay, you know, for about half an hour. But what you really want is to go down the pub, sit down with a kid and have a beer and really talk about interesting things together, which is what I do with my kids now. We're all... And my son Carlos said to me the other day, he said, you're much better as a friend than you are as a father.

They're okay, you know, for about half an hour. But what you really want is to go down the pub, sit down with a kid and have a beer and really talk about interesting things together, which is what I do with my kids now. We're all... And my son Carlos said to me the other day, he said, you're much better as a friend than you are as a father.

They're okay, you know, for about half an hour. But what you really want is to go down the pub, sit down with a kid and have a beer and really talk about interesting things together, which is what I do with my kids now. We're all... And my son Carlos said to me the other day, he said, you're much better as a friend than you are as a father.

I was rather hurt by that because I like to think I was quite a good father. But I enjoy them as adults much more than I did as kids.

I was rather hurt by that because I like to think I was quite a good father. But I enjoy them as adults much more than I did as kids.

I was rather hurt by that because I like to think I was quite a good father. But I enjoy them as adults much more than I did as kids.

Yeah, I write all kinds of weirdo, as you can see from the book Shattered. I write all kinds of weirdo stuff about sex, about politics, about literature, about being a father or going to an orgy in one case or whatever and so on. They don't mind writing it down. It doesn't bother them at all. I don't see why it should.

Yeah, I write all kinds of weirdo, as you can see from the book Shattered. I write all kinds of weirdo stuff about sex, about politics, about literature, about being a father or going to an orgy in one case or whatever and so on. They don't mind writing it down. It doesn't bother them at all. I don't see why it should.

Yeah, I write all kinds of weirdo, as you can see from the book Shattered. I write all kinds of weirdo stuff about sex, about politics, about literature, about being a father or going to an orgy in one case or whatever and so on. They don't mind writing it down. It doesn't bother them at all. I don't see why it should.

Yeah, well, I'm sure the same thing will happen to him, you know, when he has children and has to stay up all night with their vomiting in his shoes. Good luck to him.

Yeah, well, I'm sure the same thing will happen to him, you know, when he has children and has to stay up all night with their vomiting in his shoes. Good luck to him.

Yeah, well, I'm sure the same thing will happen to him, you know, when he has children and has to stay up all night with their vomiting in his shoes. Good luck to him.

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, exactly.

God, I hated all that. Yeah, you had to take them to karate and tennis and God almighty, driving them around London in the pouring rain when you just wanted to, you know, be at home smoking a joint. It just seemed ghastly to me. But, you know, I did it and I did my duty. So I can't say I didn't do it. I actually did do it. So, you know, you must give me some credit for that.

God, I hated all that. Yeah, you had to take them to karate and tennis and God almighty, driving them around London in the pouring rain when you just wanted to, you know, be at home smoking a joint. It just seemed ghastly to me. But, you know, I did it and I did my duty. So I can't say I didn't do it. I actually did do it. So, you know, you must give me some credit for that.