The Vatican has tried to condemn 'The Magdalene Sisters' as a pack of lies and that I've made it all up - I wish I was that good a dramatist - and in terms of public relations, that was the daftest thing they ever did.

The fact in acting, you can tap into your darkest moments in life to your lightest moments. And people will watch it, and appreciate it, and even engage with you because of that. That's the greatest job one Earth.

A script is utterly useless in and of itself; it's only of any worth the minute your actors, your designers, your directors come into being.

The films that I really enjoy now are films that are made by, for wont of a better word, mavericks.

I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'

Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. And that's what they are - they would not hesitate to act illegally to achieve profit and gain.

A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy.