You're making a movie, not a documentary. If you made a film like the historians would like you to make, you're not going to go and see it. I'd rather see paint dry.

The success of the film is down to the crew.

Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing.

I'm doing a Dylan Thomas film, Map of Love, with Mick Jagger producing again. It's a wonderful script.

I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg.

When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks.

You grow up a lot in terms of your understanding of the industry and how to deal with the corporate things.