I have to write for everyone. What really fascinates me is how you make films or make stories that can genuinely be shared by different groups.

Let's stop feeling so guilty about global warming

I don't have technique because I never learnt any.

Laughter is a celebration of our failings. That's what clowns are for. And that's what I am.

It doesn't matter how good the movie is. What matters is what it takes during the opening weekend. It's slightly distressing sometimes but that's how it works.

London has always been a haven for victims of cruelty, and been improved by them. Yet I can see it changing now. Outsiders are demonised, there are little bits of legislation, people are scared.

Can he love her? Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections? To love is to burn - to be on fire, like Juliet or Guinevere or Eloise.