There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldn't have if the music wasn't there.

But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking.

I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.

There's nothing I've done which I'm ashamed of or I thought was actually bad.

It's difficult working with very rich actors, because inevitably they become a little spoilt, and the managers and agents tend to control things more than is healthy.

I like to work my camera as if it were a musical instrument.

Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film.