The future is now. It's time to grow up and be strong. Tomorrow may well be too late.

I see bits and pieces of me in all the characters in my films.

I will say that the idea of a woman being deceptive came from that original discussion with critics and reporters about if woman could do that kind of thing. Evelyn, herself, grew out of the discussions about how capable women are of deceit and lying and manipulation.

Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?

First I would probably place men at the bottom of the food chain. On a grander scale, I would say they're reacting to change. Feminism has got to be part of that.

I would be more frightened as a writer if people thought my movies were like science fiction.

I think Christine and Chad are on the opposite extremes of the spectrum. Christine is a model victim, and Chad is a model perpetrator, and Howard is closer to the middle.