We don't need virtual reality, we need virtual unreality.

I think my films are very English. That certain emotional distance, interest in the world, interest in irony. These are all deeply English propositions.

Anybody who writes a diary insists it must be read by someone else.

What do you want art to give you? What do you want cultural experience to give you? Shouldn't it be in-depth, profound experiences which have some satisfaction and can be retained in your four senses and your imagination for the rest of your life?

I've always been fascinated by Eisenstein.

Since Caesar, we know his historians are liars. The good writers get read. Bad history doesn't get read.

The game Flights of Fancy or Reverse Strip Jump is played from as high a jumping-point as a competitor will dare. After each successful jump, the competitor is allowing to put on an article of clothing. Thirteen jumps is normally more than enough to see a competitor fully dressed for the day.