“I’m a real people-pleaser—that’s great for my relationships with directors and producers, but not so great in terms of my own artistic satisfaction. You’ve been working with the producers, but when the director comes on you’re beginning again at this new relationship, which is difficult. The collaborative nature of films means that nobody gets their vision on film, not even the director! Everyone is contributing, so it’s pretty much your vision, but it’s changing as it goes through other people’s interpretation of things. You hope that the story stays intact, that the narrative integrity remains the same—that’s what you really fight to protect more than anything. For me, the most satisfying part of it has never been the finished film. The actual writing of it—that’s where the juice is!”