If people are worried about the size of their trailers, I kind of say their priorities are off.

But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films.

The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them.

I make films about working class people.

Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.

I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.

Russell Crowe is very difficult, but it's worth it. He's the real thing. I can tell you this. Russell Crowe was just as difficult before he was an international star as he was afterwards.