No Studio In Hollywood Wanted 'cold Mountain.'

The Bfi Exists To Celebrate All Poets Of World Cinema, Of The Past And Present.

The Imaginative Leap For Me Of Writing For Women Is No More Difficult Than The One Of Writing For Men. I've Always Wanted To Have Women Well Represented In The Work That I've Done Because I've Always Been Around Them And Around The Way They Look At The World.

You Know, You Lose A Lot Of Social Skills If You’re A Writer. You Spend Too Long Alone. And It’s Forced Me To Address That.

As A Teenager I Was Obsessed With Music And With Writing And Performing Songs.

Betrayals During War Are Childlike Compared With Our Betrayals During Peace.