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

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.

I think people are at their most creative when they're relaxed. I don't believe that tension is good for creativity. Everyone is relaxed and therefore can feel able to express their own individual creativity and lots of ideas come in. It's a joy like that.

I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential.

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

I've been lucky over the past few years. Things have just happened for me.