It's funny how a film about a murderous old English toff can help you.

I like reflecting the culture I understand best, spotting the idiosyncrasies of British people and revealing them to an audience in a way that amuses is what I find fun.

I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others.

People smile at me as if they know me. I just smile back. They probably might know me.

A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish.

I haven't got a writer's discipline.

It's fatal to talk about acting. It sounds faintly ridiculous if you start analysing it.