Will Self
👤 Speaker
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Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
And I would say, you know, I'm of Jewish heritage, Tony.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
But my brother would say, no, I pass.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
I don't see the point in getting into trouble.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
Well, I think up until my father left, I was probably...
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
Despite my mother being very tumultuous, I was fairly happy.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
I had a lovely little blonde page boy thing.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
My mother's nickname for me was Happy Mouth.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
And the joke was I would get up in the morning in a good mood and I'd just get into a better mood all day.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
And actually, I'm quite like that now.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
I loved Alice in Wonderland particularly, and I would say that more than anything else, it is what made me immediately want to write stories.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Will Self
I mean, I already wanted to write stories at three.