Big budgets don't necessarily give you big films.

I get very antsy and nervous if I don't know what the next job is.

[Hunt for the Wilderpeople] people seem to be just finding it hilarious in Sundance. I would think that judging on the feedback I get; it's a very warming film. It's not sentimental, but people are sort of heart warmed by a message that's pretty rare.

Failure is never quite so frightening as regret.

Magic realism - somebody used that phrase the other day that is familiar with South American literature. That rang a bell. It resonates with me.

Try and fit in in a New Zealand playground with an Armagh accent - it doesn't work.

I like actors. I like their insecurities, their humor and their intelligence.