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.

I didn't read reviews earlier in my career, but I read them now as I'm older. I read them all.

Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?

I've been told that I'm a very different person on the set than I am in postproduction when the movie's over and I'm editing, in that I get so wound up in the film that I become selfless to the point where I lose too much weight.

Before I go off and direct a movie, I always look at four films. They tend to be The Seven Samurai, Lawrence Of Arabia, It's A Wonderful Life and The Searchers.

When I don't have a story to tell, I'm a terror to live with.

When I felt like an outsider, movies made me feel inside my own skill set.