In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me.

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it.

If someone suddenly lost their director the day before shooting and wanted me to step in, I'd be willing to. But I'd do brain surgery the same way. I'm always up for something new.

I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music.

John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then.

I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark.