I think that a real film fan experience is about a kind of omnivorous experience.

How do we identify ourselves, and how do we settle into other people's expectations for our identity?

I remember noticing, when I had my babies, how much I liked them, and not just loved them, but I was really into them. I knew I was going to be curious about them, and up for the mayhem ahead.

What bothers me is that the cinema - what Fox News calls the "wholesome cinema that our children are supposed to be able to see" - is so violent. I'm not even talking about the content. I'm talking about the way in which it's cut.

The work is different in the sense that I haven't had to travel round the world raising money, or work from the genesis of the project. But the collaboration feels clear always, it's sort of my drug, I'm in it for the conversation. The conversation's the most important part of it.

I always think of the word 'abandonment' when I think of the character.

I think there's a dishonorable tradition in Hollywood to give the idea, particularly to children, that evil characters are dark.