The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict.

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.

When I moved to London, you could park your motorcycle in the pavement, on the sidewalk. We would stay here and just leave it and go about your business. But now something was sort of encroaching in London. There's cameras everywhere. You can't do anything. You're not allowed to be in a group.

There are people who are younger than I who are more uptight than I am. It's not necessarily an age thing. I mean nobody is offering me 20-year old leads any more.

I like the idea of being a sculptor. Just me alone, making something - that solitary existence.

I would encourage you as a screenwriter to trust your story and don't make notes for the actors or don't make notes for the reader.

My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I'm with you does the pain go away.