The play is a very simple idea really; someone needs some support and consolation, and she finds a place where she gets it.

We know so little of the why, what the universe is, what infinity is. The veil around us is very fragile.

I would love to make a 1830's period piece, a house in the country, a classic atmospheric haunted house movie, visually it would be so beautiful, the costumes, the candles, the darkness, and the quiet, no radio, to TV, the clock ticking away.

I just want the actors to put their faith in the language. Just let the words do the work.

The play is a very simple idea really; someone needs some support and consolation, and she finds a place where she gets it.

It's probably the last thing you think about when you're making a film is other people's problems. You're thinking about your problem, which is making the movie. But you do have a responsibility. You can't mess around with people's emotions.

We're all ordinary in a way. We can all be hurt. We can all be unbalanced. We all have feelings. Life can treat us harshly, even shockingly sometimes.