Actually, I was rock climbing on this film at 7 in the morning. It was quite unique! But in any event, the colour of the leaves disturbed me so we had to work on that. On the other hand, I didn't want to drench it in a kind of depressing tone.

I loved the idea of seeing the world through a boy's eyes.

Alcohol decimated the working class and so many people.

More personal films, you could make them, but your budgets would be cut down.

I love movies - it's my whole life, and that's it.

I think there's only one or two films where I've had all the financial support I needed. All the rest, I wish I'd had the money to shoot another ten days.

It's interesting that these themes of crime and political corruption are always relevant.