I Can't Imagine People Telling Me What

I've Had A Lot Of Different Responses To My Films. I Got A Lot Of Support From 'the Piano,' The Obvious One, But It Feels Like An Ocean, With A Lot Going On - The Goal Is To Keep Alive.

I'm A Much Better Filmmaker Than Painter. But Studying It Did Make Me Visually Acute And Taught Me Lessons Like Being Economic: Say Something Once And You Don't Have To Say It Again.

Between 18 And 26 I Acted Professionally, On The Stage And A Little Bit On Television. Acting Is Okay, But It's Quite Pressurized. Then I Went To England - I Wanted To Reinvent Myself.

Performers Are So Vulnerable. They're Frightened Of Humiliation, Sure Their Work Will Be Crap. I Try To Make An Environment Where It's Warm, Where It's Ok To Fail - A Kind Of Home, I Suppose.

The Studio System Is Kind Of An Old Boys System And It's Difficult For Them To Trust Women To Be Capable