Most of my favourite moments in film have been when I've had an opportunity to say something from scratch, something original, whether I jotted down a few lines or it came out in improvisation.

I think what makes people fascinating is conflict, it's drama, it's the human condition. Nobody wants to watch perfection.

Don't lose the best thing in your life just because you are not sure.

When I started experimenting with fantasy and horror films and looking for characters who had some sort of emotional or mental difficulty, I saw opportunities to express my music - dare I say art - in a way that I could get a bit surreal.

Idris Elba is a grand actor. He's very larger than life; he's bigger than life.

Guy Pearce is very precise and clear about understanding the rhythm and the music of a scene.

As a teenager I was more of an anarchist, but now I want people to thrive and be harmonious.