A film is one small voice among other large ones. The film is a tiny part of the discourse. You do what you can but under no illusions of what a film can do.

The most depressing thing is the political slogan: there is no alternative. But there is.

The duty of a film director is to focus more on the soul of the spectator.

A movie isn't a political movement, a party or even an article. It's just a film. At best it can add its voice to public outrage.

You'll get unsociable people whatever the nationality, colour, race or creed. I guess the British abroad have probably got the worst record of anyone.

Shaping it is something I would expect to do together with a writer, because that's a director's job.

One lesson to learn is that the press and the broadcasters are not neutral. And it seems we have to learn it each time there is a dispute: they are actually committed to one side.