Perhaps naively I thought people understand what humor was, that it was invented by the human race to cope with the dark areas of life, problems and terrors.

My two elder sisters married Englishmen and went abroad.

I went to the Glasgow Youth Theatre and they just let me in. But I was so shy that I was there for about six weeks without actually introducing myself.

I didn't think Comfort and Joy was going to be a box-office smash.

The studio system reminds me of the stock market.

I don't really enjoy filming.

I'm not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory's Girl would be number 4 on my list.