My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it, and it kind of broke my heart. I think part of my interest in art had to do with his yearning for something he could never have.

I'm definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not.

I'm drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there.

My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one.

Am I a 'woman of action'? I don't think of myself that way.

I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film.

I do have to say I have been very fortunate.