I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of.

It's OK to have beliefs, just don't believe in them.

I'm not under too much of an illusion of how smart or un-smart I am because filmmaking ultimately is about teamwork.

I live on a bicycle...I live in central London, probably 90 percent of my travel is done on a bicycle. I love bicycles.

After Lock, Stock, all these really nasty small town characters came knocking at my door trying to tell me stories, and somehow I ended up with this guy whose brother was feeding people to pigs, and that's what he did to get rid of people.

I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of.

It's not easy to strap yourself down to a desk and bash on a keyboard when you know you can direct lots of films, because directing films is fun and interactive and gregarious. Writing isn't.