Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.

I like the varying rhythm of being a writer that you have a period of being in complete isolation where it's just you and the book and your screenplay and no-one can read it.

When you're in your early 20s your love life seems to explode every 20 minutes or so. By the time you've reached your thirties, it is every five or ten years.

What's so great about the truth? Try lying for a change, it's the currency of the world.

When I look back I can't believe I was so stupid as to direct Dealer's Choice.

I like them all - I don't always approve. I see myself as a sort of benevolent uncle to these characters, and I can see why they do what they do; sometimes they make some mistakes, but at heart I think they're decent.

It's one of the reasons I don't do drugs. One sniff and I'd go all the way.