As I get more and more involved in the child's world with Rocco his son I'm getting interested in making a film for children.

Other than the fact that I like a country house, I can't think of anything I'd want to spend my money on.

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.

In fact, 95% of the people in my films have been nothing less than a pleasure to work with.

I got too fed up with films that didn't make you think. I liked the idea of one that you'd have to be dancing around with. I like my mind to be engaged when I watch a film.

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

The English countryside is the most staggeringly beautiful place. I can't spend as much time there as I like, but I like everything about it. I like fishing, I like clay- pigeon shooting.