Relish everything that's inside of you, the imperfections, the darkness, the richness and light and everything. And that makes for a full life.

When I direct I try to keep it a unique design of my own. Naturally you're influenced.

I tried acting, liked it, and stuck with it. I saw it as the way I would keep that promise to myself of getting back at those who had made my school life a misery.

As a Welshman that can't sing, I never feel more proud to be Welsh than when I hear the Treorchy Male Choir - the Master Choir of them all. If I could sing I would apply for membership myself.

I don't have any expectations about my films. If they're good, they're good - if they're not, they're not. About 10 years ago, I remember going to see one of my movies - I can't even remember which one now - and everyone was jumping up and down, getting excited, saying what a great film it was going to be. We all went in and watched it, and it was the slowest movie I've ever seen. The next day, the reviews were terrible and half the studio was fired.

My life turned out to be beyond my greatest dreams.

I was bullied as a boy - lots of kids are, but hopefully most of us get on with our lives and grow up.