My dad is a doctor, a professor of psychiatry, and my mum is a psychotherapist.

I actually went to university.

Half my fan mail comes from Japan.

I swim a lot. I swim most days.

We live in a youth-obsessed, aesthetically obsessed culture. That is no more evident than in the film industry.

I think escapism is very important, certainly in my life. I love nothing more than escaping into the world of a film or a novel. To be involved in creating that for other people is a privilege.

Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.