Actually, I can't stand watching violent scenes in films; I avoid watching horror films. I don't tend to watch action films mainly because I find them boring, but I watch the films of David Cronenberg and Martin Scorsese, usually in a state close to having a heart attack. I'm a complete coward. I make violent films as a result of my sensitivity to violence - in other words, my fear of violence.

I feel myself becoming more mature and more fascinated and drawn to feminine values.

I'd like to do a really masculine film.

Sometimes you need these warm, human moments - something that feels close - to help things along.

Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts.

The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process.

Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts. So, working with this very intelligent, smart cast meant that sometimes I would only have to start speaking a word and these wonderful actors would immediately catch onto what I wanted them to portray, and how I wanted them to act.