Tragedy Makes You Grow Up.

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.

Only When You Are Relaxed Can You See What's Going On.

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.

And, I Mean, I Think Poetry Does Need To Be Met To Some Extent, Especially, I Guess, 19th Century Poetry, And For Me, It's Just Been So Worth The Effort. It's Like I'm Planting A Garden In My Head.

I Can't Imagine People Telling Me What To Do - I Just Can't Imagine It.