All films speak to their times. It becomes obvious only after.
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.
I'm a great believer in the beauty and the power of surprise.
I'm terribly nostalgic, but I'm with the Elizabethans who thought nostalgia was a disease. It's a dangerous place to be because you can get caught up in it.
I am a gay man who loves James Bond films and snooker - all kinds of working-class pursuits.