I believe we need heroes...we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by.

If you are directing, you have the opportunity to put your signature on the bottom of the frame. You have the opportunity to say, "This is what I believe. That is my credo. That is what I wish to state."

I'm a passionate trade unionist.

I do care about style. I do care, but I only care about style that serves the subject.

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.

In other words, if you - the cost of promoting movies, the advertising and promotion of a movie, the budget is almost as large as the cost of the movie.

Art is not an elitist gift for a few select people. Art is for everyone.