I feel like Ive been engaged to the British Empire since 1980 and tonight you have given me the ring knighthood.

I don't make unconventional stories; I don't make non-linear stories. I like linear storytelling a lot.

In the whole history of movies, there has been nothing like Kubrick's vision. It was a vision of hope and wonder, of grace and of mystery, of humour and contradictions. It was a gift to us, and now it's a legacy.

People can relate to horses. Horses, I think, are basically in our genetic history. Horses were part of our culture, part of our collective society, for hundreds of years, and so, the horse is one of the most familiar animals to people of any race or culture or country.

Am I allowed to say I really wanted this? This is fantastic.

When I don't have a movie, I don't take a job just for the sake of working. I just sit it out until I find something I'm passionate about.

Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed.