I Have To Admit That I Had

To Deny Women Directors, As I Suspect Is Happening In The States, Is To Deny The Feminine Vision.

The Piano Lesson' Is Very Sophisticated, Easily The Most Adult Or Complex Material I've Attempted. It's The First Film I've Written That Has A Proper Story, And It Was A Big Struggle For Me To Write. It Meant I Had To Admit The Power Of Narrative.

And, I Mean, I Think Poetry Does Need To Be Met To Some Extent, Especially, I Guess, 19th Century Poetry, And For Me, It's Just Been So Worth The Effort. It's Like I'm Planting A Garden In My Head.

I Would Love To See More Women Directors Because They Represent Half Of The Population And Gave Birth To The Whole World. Without Them The Rest [of The World] Are Not Getting To Know The Whole Story.

Tragedy Makes You Grow Up.