I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated.

If you live like it’s the past and you behave like it’s the past, then guys from the future find it very hard to see you.

Anyway, I'm doing my rave and this spittle comes out of my mouth and it winds its way very delicately through the wire fence that separates us and lands clear and bright on Denzel's lip. And we're at the beginning of the scene and I've got to do the rest of the scene, and the camera isn't on him, it's on me - and I'm fully aware that I've just spat on Denzel Washington!

I'm sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause. If I see a particular need, I do try to help. But there's a lot that can be achieved by putting a cheque in the right place and shutting up about it.

Imagine what you will be, and it will be so.

Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip.

I can rely on me [being a director], unlike some actors. I never got anything less than what I needed from the lead actor.