It's not so much that I want to direct but that I have to. When I write something it terrifies me that if I give it to someone else and it doesn't turn out as it could have done, I'd feel as if I'd orphaned my baby.

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.

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

Sometimes you have to confront your demons and sometimes even let them loose to genuinely find a place where you can gain some understanding.

I did 'Deathly Hallows' so my kids could get on the 'Harry Potter' set. They met Daniel Radcliffe, who was a darling and couldn't have been nicer to them so I'm a hero right now.

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.'

In the acting game, you spend a long time fighting against what the director perceives you to be. And half the time the directors don't know.