I like to think of film-making not just as an act of personal self-aggrandisement but rather as an act of public service.

I want all of my films to belong to me.

I always wanted 'Sideways' to be like a great 1960s Italian film.

Were "A Clockwork Orange" or "Blue Velvet" released today, would they have the same power to shock that they had when they came out? Are we too inured by that torrent of images and the ridiculousness of modern political life, so that nothing shocks us anymore? What does it take to shock someone today - or at least jolt them? I don't have an answer. I'm just asking the question.

I like to think of film-making not just as an act of personal self-aggrandisement but rather as an act of public service.

But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big problem that we all have to think about.

I think that Peter Jennings is the only decent one of the big three.