THIS CULTURAL LIFE: Neil LaBute The playwright and film-maker's life is a comedy with tragic interludes, in the Western genre. But what do you expect if you like Kings of Leon, Caspar David Friedrich and golf?

The Independent on Sunday | May 22, 2005 | Copyright

What are you reading in bed?

Lately I've been reading a lot of myself, doing re-writes till I drop off to sleep. So one author I've been keeping an eye on is me. Recently I was re-reading The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford. It's a beautiful book and a terrific use of the unreliable narrator. I look at it first for instruction and then I get lost in it and start reading it for pleasure.

What was your main cultural passion when you were 14?

I was totally passionate about Annie Hall. Even though it was probably beyond my 14-year-old mind, I wanted to believe that it wasn't. It was the film ...

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