After I left college, I went to work at the Royal Opera House in London, which became a real catalyst for me because it made me realize that I was interested in cinema and in the way life is thrust at you. So I started making films.

Relationships can go wrong very simply, very quickly, and when you have children you become more aware of relationships around you.

I wanted to become an artist because it meant endless possibilities. Art was a way of reinventing myself.

My childhood had its challenges, like everyone's. It imbued me with certain things and took away others. It made me very determined.

I've made lots of big decisions in my life that have shocked people.

I like Alexander McQueen's work a lot: he's always pushing boundaries, and he's rough around the edges.

I never thought of having cancer as something that was unfair. I just braced myself and tried to get through it.