I like to make pictures about people who make a difference.

Sophie [Kinsella]'s writing just captivated me. We bought this eight years ago, before it became an international success and was only one book. Now there's five. So, we were very fortunate to latch onto a character who has since become an international success both as a novel and hopefully now as a movie.

It's important to stand up for your work - otherwise somebody else will step in and say they did it.

Any time you can create something that gets to a large audience is fantastic. And television still gets you to a huge audience.

I think I'm a great organizer. Not that I'm organized, but I'm a great organizer of other people.

I think we look to the military as something that protects our shores.

I think you've got to be honest with yourself at what you're good at. That's the hardest thing to do.