I came from a family who believed in, in quotes, the Rights of Man, who believed that in order to justify the sort of luxurious life that the majority of us have, related to the whole world, that you had to do something.

I passionately believe in heroes, but I think the world has changed its criteria in determining who it describes as a hero.

I came from a family who believed in, in quotes, the Rights of Man, who believed that in order to justify the sort of luxurious life that the majority of us have, related to the whole world, that you had to do something.

I'm a passionate trade unionist.

And that is how I employ my time in cinema, saying things about people who I think have touched us in terms of our value judgement and by example.

There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay.

And there are certain things, and they are evident, obviously, without being boring about it, but I mean obviously, the two evident and easy ones being Gandhi and Cry Freedom, there are things which I do care about very much and which I would like to stand up and be counted.