In some ways Holy Smoke is about people's journey to the heart.

That's just how I see things on a base level: there's so much going on. Or at least I like to have that feeling. It's part of being interested in notions of reality apart from storytelling. I don't know if it has something to do with having an art school education, which makes you aware of the way visuals speak, or makes you trust them more.

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

I'm a much better filmmaker than painter. But studying it did make me visually acute and taught me lessons like being economic: Say something once and you don't have to say it again.

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

Tragedy makes you grow up.

I think I made good movies.