Never be put off by anything because failure teaches you something.

I do a pretty good job at casting actually.

People say I pay too much attention to the look of a movie but for God's sake, I'm not producing a Radio 4 Play for Today, I'm making a movie that people are going to look at.

A hit for me is if I enjoy the movie, if I personally enjoy the movie.

I also love Australian movies. I love Muriel's Wedding - I've seen in six times. Baz Luhrmann's best movie is strictly ballroom... without question.

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms of science fiction. It set the pace for what is essentially urban science fiction, urban future and it's why I've never re-visited that area because I feel I've done it.

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive.