All films speak to their times. It becomes obvious only after.

Fear is an underrated emotion. And that's why I think it's very dangerous to try and cosset children from it. A healthy scare is as good as as a healthy laugh. In fact, they're two sides of the same coin. There is a desire to shield from the knocks and bumps of reality.

I am a gay man who loves James Bond films and snooker - all kinds of working-class pursuits.

I think a lot of people who say they are bisexual aren't.

At school I briefly wanted to be a palaeontologist, but I was no good at chemistry and physics.

I had a girlfriend before I ever had a boyfriend, but it was just a phase.

That's what makes characters interesting. If Sherlock [Holmes] had started out being a straightforward man, we wouldn't be talking about him now. If he became one, that would be interesting. But you have to give him somewhere to go, as [Conan] Doyle did.