Quotes from Lynne Ramsay

I was at film school when I made 'Small Debts' and I was a cinematographer, so I didn't actually study to be a director.

Whatever we take from a film - personal, public, private, subconscious - a list can only contain moments that are often a key to the recognition of something more complex.

I'm attracted to challenging subject matter.

I think you can say so much about a character in lots of subtle ways.

I guess I've never really done a straight adaptation. It's been more like 'in the spirit of,' you know?

My adaptations are just as complicated as an original.

Working with cool people helps when working with few shots. You trust yourself and them.

I try to keep very simple ideas and keep them as emotionally powerful as possible.

Cinema is a great medium for creating a dream world and entering into it.

To me violence, once you've done one violent act it leads to another, it leads to another, it leads to another, it becomes routine.