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

I didn't like England. I couldn't take the look of the place or the style of friendship. I need more intimacy from people than is considered okay there, and I felt that my personality and my enthusiasms weren't understood. I had to put a big lid on myself.

I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population and gave birth to the whole world. Without them the rest [of the world] are not getting to know the whole story.

I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters.

As for how criticism of Keats' poetry relates to criticism of my own work, I'll leave that for others to decide.

I think feature film can be quite conservative, because you have to now get audiences to come out, and it's quite a hard thing to do. Of course, television can be conservative too.

Women today are dealing with both their independence and also the fact that their lives are built around finding and satisfying the romantic models we grew up with.