I look for people who're passionate, dedicated to the text, and in whom I trust completely.

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.

The only work I did for the next five years after splitting from Vincent was work I'd already lined up.

I feel lucky, happy and philosophical about it all.

With a theatre audience there's always the additional sense of a sustained challenge of which I'm acutely aware and for which you need to have the tools ready - your voice, physicality, brain.

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.