Is it true that 'everyone has a novel in them'?

Is it true that 'everyone has a novel in them'?

Russell Celyn Jones (Published writer. Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the MA Programme at Birkbeck College (University of London).) gives expert video advice on: What advice do you have for writers just starting out?; What cautions do you have for wannabe writers?; Is it true that 'everyone has a novel in them'? and more...

It's not true that everyone has a novel in them. I think particularly writing fiction is not about self expression. It's about observation and it is a democratic thing to do; where you give many characters full lines and also fiction is an invention. It's not about your life.