There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can.

There was a period of time when I was very political, when I was at the university. It was like the late '60s, early '70s and I was a dissident like everybody else I guess. Now I follow it but there's nothing that really grabs me. The most fascinating thing to me right now is China.

Once I started on 'Frances' I discovered it was literally a bottomless well. It devastated me to maintain that for eighteen weeks, to be immersed in this state of rage for twelve to eighteen hours a day. It spilled all over, into other areas of my life.

When I am home for like a two-year stretch, I get antsy, because I want to work.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

Digital doesn't interest me. It's too many steps removed from the actual tactile thing. I still read books. I don't read online.

Photography was a blessing because it filled my time.