A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.

I don't think my parents would be shocked about anything I did, because they're so laid-back.

We were both [ with Russel Crowe] hand-plucked to do [The Quick and the Death]. He had done Romper Stomper and I had done Gilbert Grape and so we were hand- plucked to do this big budget film. So we were both very bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

It's amazing to completely focus on something for four, five or six months, have it completely consume your life and be constantly thinking about somebody else's set of circumstances and how they would react to something. I find it fascinating. It's rewarding and on a professional and personal level.

There is no element of genius without some form of madness.

It's very, very rare in this business [moviemaking] where a script lands on your lap ready to go.

To put a lot of hard work and effort into a project or character and for it to be recognised, how can it not be nice?