Oscar-winning director Neil Jordan joined Matt on The Last Word earlier today.
Neil gave his views on last night's Oscars and spoke about some of his own work. He also discussed his new novel, 'Carnivalesque'.
Afterwards, Neil read an extract from the book especially for Last Word listeners.
Listen to the reading below:
Neil will be appearing with John Banville at Mountains to Sea Book Festival on 26 March. For more information, see www.paviliontheatre.ie