There Is A Different Kind Of Vulnerability

Actual Violence Has No Attraction For Me At All.

I Think If It's Interesting, It's Interesting, And If It's Not, It's Not Working.

The Piano Lesson' Is Very Sophisticated, Easily The Most Adult Or Complex Material I've Attempted. It's The First Film I've Written That Has A Proper Story, And It Was A Big Struggle For Me To Write. It Meant I Had To Admit The Power Of Narrative.

I Don't Belong To Any Clubs, And I Dislike Club Mentality Of Any Kind, Even Feminism - Although I Do Relate To The Purpose And Point Of Feminism. More In The Work Of Older Feminists, Really, Like Germaine Greer.

I Would Love To See More Women Directors Because They Represent Half Of The Population And Gave Birth To The Whole World. Without Them The Rest [of The World] Are Not Getting To Know The Whole Story.