When you first fall in love it's so thrilling, you can't wait to throw yourself away and make this new wonderful twosome.

But I think it's quite clear in my work that my orientation isn't political or doesn't come out of modern politics.

I can't imagine people telling me what to do - I just can't imagine it.

I had this spooky psychological thing about 'The Piano' before it began, which was how everybody was going to go nuts on the set. Because a film tends to set up the way people are going to behave.

The Piano ended up on television. Everything ends up there anyway.

And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, it's just been so worth the effort. It's like I'm planting a garden in my head.

I think the whole tension about romanticism is the way it builds and builds, and the moment it's consummated, the tension's over.