only oddball in my class that wanted to make movies or novels

“Ever since middle school or thereabouts, for the longest time, I had wanted to make movies.”

“to surprise my professor, and he was very surprised, but it didn't help my grade much”

“These games had their own worlds and stories. I felt a certain authorial quality in them.”

“Not really! Recently, Kojima Productions was involved in the creation of a foreign currency trading game - so I guess that kind of counts!”

“But when I was alone, I would hold my knees and listen to music and cry.”