I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention of making a film.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I didn't have any idea that I would be able to have a career in film.
I didn't have a normal academic career. I never studied cinema. I learned from life.
I was always interested in film, but I never knew how to go about becoming a filmmaker.
I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic to make a living.
I've learned a great deal about a certain type of filmmaking. But I have ambitions toward another type of filmmaking that I haven't been allowed to engage in yet.
I don't consider myself qualified to do a movie about international intrigue - I seldom leave the country.
I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of.
I haven't done an international film for a long time.
I had no interest in really becoming an actress or doing that kind of thing... I just knew that I wanted to do something in making films.
When I emerged from drama school, I had no expectation that I would ever work in film.