You just never know when movies are going to take off or not. The lucky thing about this was that it didn't cost a lot of money, and therefore there wasn't loads of pressure on me.

I want to inspire, and be inspired.

The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It's about what goes on before the movie starts.

All I know is that I operate by going out to each of them and trying to learn the territory in which they operate. My language to each of them has to suit their brain.

Every Bond is different and every generation needs a different Bond and it's been able to move with the times.

I deliberately, in a way, went for something that was a huge challenge and was a big period film. I was excited about the canvas on which I could tell the story as much as the story itself.

Kevin and Annette... I wanted them to do it together. They clearly wanted to work with each other.