A rare visit at Paul Auster's brownstone home in Brooklyn. Auster shares how he became a writer and works: “A good day's work is if I have one typed page at the end of the day; two is amazing, three is a miracle.” New York novelist Paul Auster tells how striking out on an autograph from the legendary baseball player Willie Mays led him to become a writer. “After that incident at 7, I always remember to keep a pen in my pocket because you never know when you might need one.” Auster's writing often blurs the boundaries between realism and fiction, drawing from his personal experiences: "A writer's job is to remain open-minded." In this video, he reflects on what it means to be a writer and why a good day's work sometimes consists of crumpling the written papers and throwing them into the trash." When Auster was young, he wanted to write something beautiful. However, as he grew older, he realized that this was not the true essence of being an artist: "The essence of being an artist is to confront the things you are trying to do, to tackle it head-on, and if it is good, it will have its beauty—an unpredictable beauty." Paul Auster (born 1947) is a highly acclaimed American novelist. He has published numerous novels, such as the famous ‘The New York Trilogy’ (1987), ‘Moon Palace (1989), ‘Sunset Park’ (2010), and the autobiographical books ‘Winter Journal’ (2012) and ‘Report From the Interior’ (2013). He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, novelist Siri Hustvedt. Paul Auster was interviewed by Kasper Bech Dyg in Brooklyn, New York, in December 2014. Camera: Anders Urmacher Produced and edited by: Kasper Bech Dyg Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2014 Supported by Nordea-fonden