I didn't do drugs. It wasn't my thing. But the drink was terrible. Today when I look back, it's like I was another person. You could call it a coping mechanism, but that would be an excuse. I just drank too much.

Your own barometer is all you have to go by, and often what makes a good director is knowing when not to say something. On occasions you can find yourself on a film set where the person who is wearing the director's hat is only trying to justify his position.

I went and lived in Chicago for a year , and I studied at the police academy.

There will always be spies. We have to have them. Without them we wouldn't have got Osama bin Laden - it took us years, but it happened.

I tend to read non-fiction.

I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven

I know I'm pretty, but I ain't as pretty as a couple of titties.