I do like to make films with a political theme, but sometimes it's nice simply to make people laugh. That's the hardest thing to do in fact.

Yes, obviously, there's this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies.

Some actors - you work with them once and don't even think about working with them again.

Same thing with film, by the time you've finished shooting and you've really been into everything, you've touched up everything in the editing room. You've gone in there and taken little bits from everything.

Audiences are less intrigued, honestly, by battle. They're more intrigued by human relations. If you're making a film about the trappings of the period, and you're forgetting that human relationships are the most engaging part of the storytelling process, then you're in trouble.

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

You don't really know what you're going to get until you're actually in Abbey Road. That's where I did all the music, in The Beatles' place.