We have three generations at home, including my father-in-law. I keep a very low profile, and a lot of things I do are very much with the family in mind. I have actually made films with the family around me.

It took me three years to learn to dress in the American way, especially in winter. That was just like me. I barely wear socks even now.

We all know the power of film; we all know there's almost nothing more powerful than to see people on film that look and talk like you, like we do.

Humility is not a trait I often associate with America.

Making films is about having absolute and foolish confidence; the challenge for all of us is to have the heart of a poet and the skin of an elephant.

If we don't tell our own stories, no one else will.

It is because my roots are so strong that I can fly.