I used to listen to 'Woman's Hour' every morning, but I've discovered that I can't have words on when I'm working.

I think theater is very much my natural home. But the truth is that the older I've got, and the more I've written film and television, I find it incredibly hard to write theater.

What's great about the way 'Shame''s been received is that I kept on thinking there's no way this film will be received well since I've had such a good time.

I know what it's like to be brought up by actors and writers.

I never know if I'm the builder or architect. The role shifts all the time. But what I have come to conclude is that the script is the muse.

I hope my pieces have an authenticity to them, but my job is to filter the world and tell a story, not to define and recreate exactly what's going on.