The secret is you need a director who refuses to walk away and you need a director willing to put their whole career behind the project.

It's always about a character that I become obsessed with and who refuses to leave me alone.

I want people to feel something in the pit of their stomach. I want my movies, especially the ending, to stay with people long after the credits have rolled.

As a director I always look at someone's eyes. How truthful are they? Will this person take me on this journey?

I want to give up every single day of my life, but I can't. I'm obsessed.

I want to give the audience what they want, but not at all costs. I want to leave them with something. I try to do that with every single movie I make.

I believe in angels because the Bible says there are angels

Books are worse than wine, I say. You read one and you need another - there's no end to it. What ails you that you cannot content yourself with just living on under the sun?

Wearing that? Wouldn't you fancy a shapeless cardigan instead? You rock a shapeless cardigan, honey.

A Conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of respect for that ancient institution the old one.

It's not just about facts, information and technical know how... Gardens are about time, observation and intuition.

To fool a judge, feign fascination, but to bamboozle the whole court, feign boredom.

I'm not skinny for the wrong reasons. It's not because I'm bulimic or anorexic or doing drugs. Compared to a lot of actresses my age, I'm actually overweight.

Love on the rocks, ain't no surprise. Pour me a drink and I'll tell you some lies.

That which could hunger, could starve.

To enjoy life we must touch much of it lightly.