You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work.

My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer.

This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time.

When Ray Charles is concentrating he's like a piece of granite, nothing twitches, nothing, ... He sat for 25 minutes solid like that, like a stone, and I thought, 'Oh my God, if he doesn't like it I'm dead.' ... And then finally, after 25 minutes he started to talk back to the screen. I heard him say 'That's right. That's the truth.' .

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.

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities.