So much as I enjoy big novels of epic sweep, I often find, say, if they follow several generations, by the third generation, I'm not caring about the people anymore.

I remember manners, that's when people are scared to make other persons mad.

Feminism is still one of those taboo words, so hardly anybody talks about it. People usually go gender-neutral and say the book and film [Room] are about "the triumph of the human spirit.

For all the books in his possession, he still failed to read the stories written plain as day in the faces of the people around him.

I read a lot of social history. If I'm in an art gallery and a picture intrigues me, I immediately write down the title and I google it. I do a lot of googling and looking out for good stories. I can almost smell them sometimes.

What's crucial about being an executive producer is that you stay in the loop, information-wise. They have to share all their major decisions with you.

I think there are few films out there that take motherhood seriously.