One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality.

The glory of 70mm is the sharpness of the image it offers.

Even when a film is finished, when I direct a film, sometimes it's a dark profession, but it requires a peculiar form of courage that I admire.

I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure.

I certainly have been guilty of trying to sweep things under the carpet.

There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them.

It's very strange that the people you love are often the people you're most cruel to.