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.

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

I like filming in the UK - I'll sleep in my own bed, which I'm really happy about.

I am relatively familiar with getting a good old rumping from the critics. In some cases, the critics just didn't like the film - fair cop. Others, I think, didn't understand it.

What I liked about American movies when I was a kid was that they're sort of larger than life and I think I'm still suffering from that reaction.

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