Once a film gets into production, the actors sometimes begin to have more input than a writer does.

I think a lot of my work has been a weird attempt to liberate myself, but it's not altogether successful.

The great marriages are partnerships. It can't be a great marriage without being a partnership.

Two phrases I hate in reference to female characters are 'strong' and 'feisty.' They really annoy me. It's the most condescending thing. You say that about a three-year-old. It infantilises women.

My dad's Russian. My mother's English. I would say my bottom half is Russian.

My parents believed in education and economic security, and I thank them for it. Because I think that's part of what's made my life stable. It was instilled in me. You have to be able to pay your bills. You do not get into debt. And I never have been.

A woman with knowledge is something that frightens the status quo quite a lot.