Being honest is what counts. To make the ordinary extraordinary is so much better than starting with the extraordinary.

I'm not from around these parts. I'm from a little place called England: we used to run the world before you.

I was okay with singing. I always sneak a song into everything I do. Dancing, a little awkward. Little embarrassed about that. I don't move well. But I was with a frog, so it doesn't matter. I'll do anything with a frog, that's my motto. He's great with tap-dancing or flap-dancing on my head. So no one's going to be looking at me when we're doing that dance. They're going to be saying, 'There's a frog dancing'.

People have let me down in the past. I've loved something, and it's become a disgrace. I'd rather start again.

I like every part [of the film process ] except the business and admin stuff. The initial idea. Writing. Re-writing. Casting. Directing, Editing. If I had to chose I'd say writing, followed by putting music on the picture. That is magical.

If your boss is getting you down, look at him through the prongs of a fork and imagine him in jail.

Spirituality really lost its way when it became a stick to beat people with: ‘Do this or you’ll burn in hell.