I don't think films about elderly people have been made very much. I think of Cocoon and Driving Miss Daisy. But they always seem to be fairly successful, so it's a bit baffling as to why everybody has to be treated as if they were five-years-old.

I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad.

There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is nothing to match that.

My kids are really learning everything from scratch. It's our job to be their tour guides and camp counselors and orientation people. That's a weird responsibility, especially in a world that feels as good as it feels bad.

When you get into the granny era, you're lucky to get anything.

I'm hopeless - all I know is that time is going past so fast.

I'm so moved to hear Celia Johnson again, so lovely.