People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more than you really are. You can engineer things to an extent. But you are at the mercy of what comes in across the desk.

Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.

You always hope that the cloak of inspiration will fall, and you'll be O.K.

Being a good director is knowing sometimes when not to say something.

I have three kids who like Harry Potter so I was sort of aware of it. You can't really move from it: it's on buses, in stores, it's everywhere. One of my kids has read the books; the other two are too small but they like the movies.

My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.

It's becoming increasingly harder and harder; there's no such thing as independent film anymore. There aren't any, they don't exist. In the old days you could go and get a certain amount of the budget with foreign sales, now everybody wants a marketable angle.