There's lots of things that can be solved with cash.

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

I'm not a 'Star Wars' geek.

Most films that I do, whether successful or not, just fade away. They have their moment in the sun, then they are gone. 'Trainspotting' did not, and especially with journalists. So whenever I launched a new film, I'd end up talking about 'Trainspotting.'

I want people to leave the cinema feeling that something's been confirmed for them about life.

For us, destiny always feels... if you obey, it's almost a passive thing.

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.