The films I enjoy seeing are those that reveal lives I was unaware of... in different cultures or whatever.

When you research someone, you actually get beyond your own preconceptions and become aware of the human being other than the image. You become empathetic and sympathetic in turn.

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

I do always like to do things I haven't done before, so I'm always looking out for things in a different genre, or a different sort of character.

I haven't got a writer's discipline.

The world would be a duller place without Moulin Rouge.

If you're playing any real person, live or dead, you certainly have a responsibility to produce that reputation in some way.