Being an artist, it's always tempting to measure success through other people's eyes, be they critics, journalists or audiences.

I measure the success of my work by the way I feel about a film before anyone else has seen it. I think I can trust myself to know when the work is good and deep and interesting and when it isn't.

Art is incredibly subjective. What is great art to one person isn't necessarily to another.

I want young women to think about different possibilities for their lives.

I want people to consider the idea that the only way of moving forward with their lives is to revisit and confront their issues and their pasts.

Being an artist, it's always tempting to measure success through other people's eyes, be they critics, journalists or audiences.