I wanted to get everything right. I was super nerdy and academic. I got so much satisfaction out of getting good grades.

I think being idle is quite hard for me to do.

I'm incredibly close to my family. I have two younger brothers, they're both artists and actors; and their work and the way they see the world inspires me. We've been making films together since we were kids, in our backyard.

I think that's why it's difficult for women when they watch TV and we see one version of a woman who is attached at the hip to a guy, and that's kind of her whole thing. You kind of go, 'I don't relate to this, I don't feel this.' You know? Maybe somebody does, but not everyone. That's the other thing about storytelling, is you can't represent everybody. You know, you can't seek to do that. You have to tell stories that you're interested in talking about and characters that intrigue you.

As artists, you always want to push yourself. There's always new territory.

I'm so inspired and stimulated by the work that it doesn't ever feel like work.

Those darker sides, the things that we don't want to admit about ourselves - that's what excites me.