I'd move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack.

My children have never watched any of my films. Charlie knows that daddy makes movies, but he says they are not good enough for him to watch.

It's such an intimate experience, being a director, artistically. It's deep and it's satisfying and it's wonderful, on so many levels, but it's also really scary.

I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor.

I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.

The secret to riches is the same as the secret to comedy - timing.

In tyranny lies only failure. Empower every man and you will gain strength.