My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's based on a novel about a young black kid and it's sort of reminiscent of Catcher in the Rye.

People are sheepish when they approach me.

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children.

Working in South Africa and the people in Johannesburg get under your skin. It stays with you. It's a place I want to take my children back to. It's a place that filled me with great joy and inspiration but also sadness. I think it's one of the most complex places on the planet.

On his daughter, Ava: She is a relief from all the stress in my life; everyday she does something new and it is so amazing.

Divorce was the darkest, saddest place I had ever been. It was a struggle - there were a good four or five months of not being able to get out of bed. It was the worst time in my life. You get through it. It's a process that's not easy, but I get less and less sad about it every day.

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making.