The script will point you in certain directions and I go the opposite if I can. I try do do one thing and tell a different story with my eyes. I believe what's more interesting is always what's not being said.

People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain.

There's a kind of unwritten rule: Don't say anything at all, and everything will be fine. It's a producer's medium. The directors aren't there to make any decisions. They're not going to change anything.

I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.

My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent.

I've never been good at accepting jobs six months down the line. I can't do it. If I'm thinking about this, I can't think about that. So I always seem to fly by the seat of my pants.

At times of the severest depression, humor is what binds people together.