I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth.

Every frame and every scene has to have an intention.

It is because my roots are so strong that I can fly.

It took me three years to learn to dress in the American way, especially in winter. That was just like me. I barely wear socks even now.

I know what it's like to be in one place and dream of another. I also know what it's like to feel that nostalgia is a fairly useless thing because it is stasis.

Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me, especially if you mix them up with reindeers and sleighs. I feel alone. I feel isolated. I feel I do not belong.

I've never sought to be on an A-list. I've done my own thing and my own thing has thankfully now brought me an audience.