But when I lose my temper, I find it difficult to forgive myself. I feel I've failed. I can be calm in a crisis, in the face of death or things that hurt badly. I don't get hysterical, which may be masochistic of me.

The films I've made for children have been my hardest work, my best, because kids deserve the best.

There is that thing about not working with animals and children - I don't think that's true. Although you should never work with donkeys.

I ask Laurie it it's possible to get trained fish. Lindsay says this is how we know I've never produced a movie.

Well, I met Sandy Bullock at an awards thing a couple years ago, and she said to me, “If I were gay, you’d be the one.” I said, “I’m there!”

The fact is that young people are going to have sex whether you like it or not.

Girlfriends are vital ... Maggie [Gyllenhaal] and I will always see each other when Maggie's in London or I'm here. We'll always make time to sit and catch up properly.