Tragedy Makes You Grow Up.

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

If You Read Keats's Poems, They're Often Full Of Doubts And Anxieties. They Can Be Quite Tough.

When I Read Andrew Motion's Biography, I Wept. It's Something About The Purity Of The Story And How Fresh It Was Because Of The Love Letters Keats Wrote.

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.

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