I was a lot younger - when I wrote Water Lilies. I was like 26. It felt so natural to write about adolescence.

I like to work around identification for the audience, and when there's a grown-up or a moral figure or something like that, people tend to go there.

I was a lot younger - when I wrote Water Lilies. I was like 26. It felt so natural to write about adolescence.

I want to try different genres. I think I'll still be looking at a strong female character in the center, and identity struggle and transformation.

I think all movies are political. The ones that are not political intentionally are the worst, and have the worst politics, I think.

I like the idea of a trilogy. It's cool. I like the word. When you do four, the word isn't cool - not as cool.

Being in a group is a way to actually to speak up, and define yourself in the comfort, and the complexity of the group.