Once, I had so many scripts coming to me that I could hardly read them all.

I had the conviction that lovemaking fools you. The overpowering emotions it induces make you think you're sharing the same feelings as the other person and that they're imagining the same as you.

Im more keen on the person Im involved with showing me his commitment rather than going through a marriage to display commitment to the world.

I want to come across as a positive person.

I avoided nudity unless a film couldnt be told without those scenes. If you look at my films, few of them have that element, yet nudity and male fantasies have become emblematic of my work.

I came to Ireland 20 years ago as a student, hitch-hiking round for a week and staying in Dublin.

It helped me when I decided that we're on this planet to learn to live together and get along.