I like working intensely, then going away and thinking about it, working out why it didn't work and then coming back to it. It makes the work richer, I think.

Writers would hate me saying this, and I love words, but I have to say that cinema exists, on one level, for the power of the big image and what that image does.

Theres such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move.

It could be a stupid thing to say, but people should realize that it is easy to get concerned about yourself and to lose contact.

Every director is completely different.

Some scripts you read and say, 'I've just got to do this' and you find a way of making it work. Some things you turn down because of the impact on family.

I hate being pigeon-holed into anything. To me, the best thing is when the next job comes and is completely different to the one that I just had.