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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.

But Short Films Are Not Inferior, Just Different. I Think The Short Gives A Freedom To Film-makers. What's Appealing Is That You Don't Have As Much Responsibility For Storytelling And Plot. They Can Be More Like A Portrait, Or A Poem.

It's A Luxury To Be Able To Tell A Long Form Story. I Love Novels, And I Love To Have A Long Relationship With Characters.

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 Didn't Like England. I Couldn't Take The Look Of The Place Or The Style Of Friendship. I Need More Intimacy From People Than Is Considered Okay There, And I Felt That My Personality And My Enthusiasms Weren't Understood. I Had To Put A Big Lid On Myself.