Bettie Page was the first person to do bondage as fashion, because for her it really was all about dressing up.

- Mary Harron

Some actors can draw from their own darkness.

- Mary Harron

It never occurred to me to be a film director, partly because I hadn't seen a single film by a female director, but I liked the idea of being a write…

- Mary Harron

Movies are a commitment. They take years of your life and they have big consequences. That's one of the bad things about movies - you're stuck with t…

- Mary Harron

I had long periods where I couldn't make things happen, and then periods of enormous good luck. I guess the trick is to keep going in the periods whe…

- Mary Harron

I don't think there is any one route to directing.... Other than that I think you just have to think 'By any means possible' and take any job you can…

- Mary Harron

I'm not trying to make the world a better place.

- Mary Harron

One thing I'm not is a moralistic filmmaker. I'm not trying to tell people what to do, and I'm not trying to lead.

- Mary Harron

I think morale is the hardest part, not comparing yourself to someone else. I think everyone compares themselves to someone more successful than they…

- Mary Harron