“It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made...” — Conrad Hall Quote

“It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.”

“It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows.”

“The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are.”

“My perfect day is to work incredibly well in the morning and write something wonderful, then take the dog for a walk and go for a swim in the ladies' ponds on Hampstead Heath or work in my allotment. Then I get tarted up in the evening and go out in London to dinner or the cinema.”

“My fascination is not for cinema; it's for human nature and human beings because I find it quite difficult being one at times.”

“It is not easy to grow old in this business, when you are a woman above all, in the cinema.”