Each day, as you get older, there is a new perspective on life. It's a progression of some sort.

I love working with Lars [von Trier]! I've worked with him three times. I did the narration of Dogville and Manderlay.

The British tradition, basically, is to go to the character. And the Hollywood tradition, shall we say, is basically to take the character to the performer.

If you put on an Oscar Wilde [play], it will interest those who are interested in Oscar Wilde. But it won't interest anybody else, because they won't get that wit.

If you listen, you learn; if you talk, you don't.

It's quite a dangerous career move to go wilfully on making films that may not find a distributor.

The common misconception is that we create films for ourselves. And I really don't do it for myself. I get stopped in the street by people saying, "Do you mind if I say this about your work?" Do I mind? I'm delighted. I do it for you. It's not for me. It's my living, yes, sure.