There's something very self-conscious about a writer who's addressing his reader. Don't do that.

I’ve always been really uninterested in politicians and the acts of the Houses of Parliament, or government as an idea. But I’m interested in politics in that I’m a member of the world, and I have strong feelings of right and wrong, but I can’t get into the ins and outs of it.

It's impossible to put your finger on what that is exactly other than protecting the environment that the actors get to find the scenes and build the scenes and invest in them. I think that's key and that's what I've learned from all the great directors I've worked with.

When you take the R sound out of French accent, and you just replace it with an R, it sounds Mexican.

I won`t buy into the Hollywood thing...I want to be in good movies.

I was with a friend of mine recently who was dying and while he was lying there with his family around his bed, I just knew that was it, that was the best you can hope for in life - to have your family and the people who love you around you at the end.

I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.