The Studio System Is Kind Of An

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.

That's Just How I See Things On A Base Level: There's So Much Going On. Or At Least I Like To Have That Feeling. It's Part Of Being Interested In Notions Of Reality Apart From Storytelling. I Don't Know If It Has Something To Do With Having An Art School Education, Which Makes You Aware Of The Way Visuals Speak, Or Makes You Trust Them More.

I Did This Super-8 Film At Art School Called Tissues, This Black Comedy About A Family Whose Father Has Been Arrested For Child Molestation. I Was Absolutely Thrilled By Every Inch Of It, And Would Throw My Projector In The Back Of My Car And Show It To Anybody Who Would Watch It.

If You Read Keats's Poems, They're Often Full Of Doubts And Anxieties. They Can Be Quite Tough.

Between 18 And 26 I Acted Professionally, On The Stage And A Little Bit On Television. Acting Is Okay, But It's Quite Pressurized. Then I Went To England - I Wanted To Reinvent Myself.