Life is much weirder than fiction; nothing's more absurd.

Truth is I don't think God on a daily basis. I think politics, science.

You have to just go with your imagination, where your instinct takes you.

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

I was on the set of 'Braveheart' and my mate says to me, 'Do you think this film will be any good?' And I really meant this, too, I told him 'Let me put it this way - It won't win any awards.' Cut to: five Oscars.

If I'm at home on my own and the writing isn't going well, I clean my house. And there have been times in the past few years when my house has looked really clean.

Watching people just look out for themselves, I think, is extremely interesting. It goes right back to something like 'The Beggar's Opera' - the underbelly of society, how it operates, and how that reflects their so-called betters.