If I could steal someone's dream myself, I'd have to go for one of Orson Welles.

If I could steal someone's dream myself, I'd have to go for one of Orson Welles.

I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

I don't ever like to feel myself in the position to demand of an actor that they trust I'm going to do something worthwhile. I feel a responsibility to articulate what it is I'm going to do. Whether that's showing them a full script or sitting down with them and describing my ideas in detail. It's a very healthy burden on me as a film director to be able to articulate what I want to do, to inspire actors, rather than just saying, take it on trust I'll be able to do something worthwhile.

George Lazenby is no one's favorite James Bond, but for me the anonymity at the center of this lavish production only serves to reveal the Bond machine firing on all cylinders: superb editing and photography, incredible score, great setpieces. The most romantic in the series, and it actually has, of all things, a tragic ending.

The real truth of that is that much as you want to believe that it's you being on top of everything, you're actually relying massively on the people around you.

I think audiences get too comfortable and familiar in today's movies. They believe everything they're hearing and seeing. I like to shake that up.