A lot of film directors are quite scared of actors. They are a bit of a nightmare sometimes, but I like them. It looks like cunning, but you try to get extra things from them all the time, by stealth, by making them feel confident, so they trust you and you can push a bit.

I haven't got anything against films that are about the minutia of relationships or customs, but I love extremes.

The individual will to survive is often seen as just that, an individual thing. In fact, it's sort of a gene we all carry and like a network of computers it all contributes in some way to when it's individually needed.

I'm not a 'Star Wars' geek.

I find it difficult enough being called "Mr. Boyle," which as I age I'm increasingly called.

I don't want to make pompous, serious films.

It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.