I was a very earnest, hard working boy at school, but my parents were distressed because I was always bottom of the class. But I wasn't dilatory, I worked like crazy.

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.

I think movies are getting dumber, actually. Where it used to be 50/50, now it`s 3% good, 97% stupid.

Films like Harry Potter and Narnia, I'm sure they'll do another one. The biggest audience of course is the youngsters.

My career seems to be a career of non-specific subjects which are all over the place.

I want to make films about the human condition, what we're doing to the world or ourselves.

I get so used to working with writers that my prime occupation is development.