Pride' is my first film with a happy ending. Before, I naively thought they were a cop-out, but now I've come to believe that happy endings and wish fulfilment are an incredibly important part of our cultural life.

I was never a kind of superhero fan much growing up, I'm not a kind of comic book kid.

I wouldn't presume to know something, but I have lots to learn and that's what I attempt to do through my work.

I was known for a while for doing very long takes, especially after Atonement.

Most of my choices come about through some kind of intuition or instinct, and if I need to, I'll post-rationalize them, intellectually, afterwards. But generally, they come about just by feeling.

Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new.

I like the idea of doing something outside my comfort zone.