Author and broadcaster Jon Ronson is a Cardiff-born journalist whose distinctive reporting style and subjects have entertained readers of his Guardian column, viewers of his documentaries and readers of his five books.
His third book, The Men Who Stare at Goats is a major motion picture staring George Clooney due out later in 2009, while his second book Them: Adventures with Extremists is also reported to have been optioned by a Hollywood studio.
You can view the trailer for The Men Who Stare at Goats here.
The Men Who Stare At Goats is becoming a movie starring George Clooney – how weird do you find that?
I’ve seen the film and I love it – it is very warm and funny – so I feel proud.
Andrew Collins is a scriptwriter, journalist and broadcaster, as well as the author of a trilogy of humorous memoirs “Where Did It All Go Right?”, “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” and “That’s Me In The Corner”. These days he has teamed up with comedian Richard Herring for a popular podcast which is branching out again into a live gig.
Andrew Collins – broadcaster, author, podcaster, etc. – which do you find most satisfying?
I find whatever I’m doing at any given time the most satisfying. Sometimes I wish I had specialised over 20 years, but I love the unknown
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