Tilda Swinton (as Martha)

Yes, the mercury collarbone. And I recognized him. He looked so familiar to me. And I bought this record with my Christmas money. And I didn't have a turntable. And I couldn't play it for years. I didn't hear Aladdin Sane. I owned it. I knew that it was something.

Yes, I think I did. But it wasn't the point. It was the vision, not the sound at that point. And then, you know, of course, when I knew what it sounded like, I was hook, line and sinker. But anyway, the point being, it was the art.

Yes, I think I did. But it wasn't the point. It was the vision, not the sound at that point. And then, you know, of course, when I knew what it sounded like, I was hook, line and sinker. But anyway, the point being, it was the art.

It was really quite traumatic because it was what I was. It wasn't that I wanted to be a writer. I was a writer. And to a certain extent, David, and I have the nerve to say this to you, I still am. I find it difficult to describe myself really internally as anything else. I certainly find it very difficult to describe myself as an actor. But I was a writer.

It was really quite traumatic because it was what I was. It wasn't that I wanted to be a writer. I was a writer. And to a certain extent, David, and I have the nerve to say this to you, I still am. I find it difficult to describe myself really internally as anything else. I certainly find it very difficult to describe myself as an actor. But I was a writer.

I was a poet as a child and I invested... My energy is in that. And for what it's worth, and it's worth a lot when you're young, I won poetry competitions. And that's why I wanted to go to university. And I got my place, I'm embarrassed to say, at Cambridge as a writer. I got an exhibition as a writer.

I was a poet as a child and I invested... My energy is in that. And for what it's worth, and it's worth a lot when you're young, I won poetry competitions. And that's why I wanted to go to university. And I got my place, I'm embarrassed to say, at Cambridge as a writer. I got an exhibition as a writer.

And what was it about? It was about nature mainly, I think. There was one, I was looking for it the other day. Where is it? One particular one, which was about a swan that I found on the river at home. That one, a kite again. It's embarrassing to say. I mean, I was, whatever, 15, a kind of poetry prize. And I was very proud of that. And it was more than my identity. It was my solace.

And what was it about? It was about nature mainly, I think. There was one, I was looking for it the other day. Where is it? One particular one, which was about a swan that I found on the river at home. That one, a kite again. It's embarrassing to say. I mean, I was, whatever, 15, a kind of poetry prize. And I was very proud of that. And it was more than my identity. It was my solace.

I was quite a solitary child. And my writing was my, that was my company. It's important that I stress that. Because when I stopped writing, and you ask why, I mean, we could have a whole masterclass on that.

I was quite a solitary child. And my writing was my, that was my company. It's important that I stress that. Because when I stopped writing, and you ask why, I mean, we could have a whole masterclass on that.

Well, I could blame somebody. I could blame the program for just inundating me with too much... I'm not going to blame somebody. That's silly. I clearly didn't have the confidence to hold my flame in that headwind of other voices. And so when I got to Cambridge, there was a lot of teaching and there was a barrage of amazing noise, but I was like a tortoise. I just put my head in.

Well, I could blame somebody. I could blame the program for just inundating me with too much... I'm not going to blame somebody. That's silly. I clearly didn't have the confidence to hold my flame in that headwind of other voices. And so when I got to Cambridge, there was a lot of teaching and there was a barrage of amazing noise, but I was like a tortoise. I just put my head in.

And so I was bereft. I was truly bereft at that time because I'd lost my company. And then I met friends, a couple of writers particularly, who were writing plays. And they said, come and, you know, be a part of this society. And I started being in the plays to hang out with them. So I was very much a performer by default and very much led by the company. And that's, frankly, that's all she wrote.

And so I was bereft. I was truly bereft at that time because I'd lost my company. And then I met friends, a couple of writers particularly, who were writing plays. And they said, come and, you know, be a part of this society. And I started being in the plays to hang out with them. So I was very much a performer by default and very much led by the company. And that's, frankly, that's all she wrote.

That's the way I work.

That's the way I work.

I want to say, I'm very glad you bring that up actually, David, because I would like to make very clear that I did include in that list of places, Moscow and Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. It's really important to me to mark that when it was reported, the names of those places was not mentioned. And I think we have to be very careful about that because if I was making a point at all,

I want to say, I'm very glad you bring that up actually, David, because I would like to make very clear that I did include in that list of places, Moscow and Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. It's really important to me to mark that when it was reported, the names of those places was not mentioned. And I think we have to be very careful about that because if I was making a point at all,

The point I was making is that we are absolutely in the room next door to everyone all the time. The film is about not looking away on the micro and the macro level. And it was a very interesting moment because here's the thing. Those people who came to make a statement in that room I believe dignified that room.