People think my work is therapeutic. I don't see it that way. It's not like I'm saving money from a weekly therapy visit by writing down my life.

I wanted to tell a story that interested me as much in the telling as in the watching.

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.

I have a healthy view of what one can do with art.

I'm more than open to hope, but I think men and women have a difficult time dealing with each other and often take the low road.

I felt, if I'm going to take on some of the most overdone material, which is men and women and affairs and betrayal of friends, I had better have a new take on it. I think my films come from a desperation not to be boring.

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