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

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

An artist needs to live to create, and to live means to suffer.

I was really excited to try 3D and play with it really, again, experiment formally with that extra dimension.

I think my dyslexia was a vital part of my development because my inability to read and write meant that I had to find knowledge elsewhere so I looked to the cinema.

I find it ironic that happy endings now are called fairytale endings because there's nothing happy about most fairytale endings.

Fairy tales to me are never happy, sweet stories. They're moral stories about overcoming the dark side and the bad.