Alice James

One has a greater sense of degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience.

I suppose one has a greater sense of intellectual degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience.

Though I have no productive worth, I have a certain value as an indestructible quantity.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

It's a terrifying thing to be perhaps 16 or 17 and feel like you are a failure and a has-been.