I remember noticing, when I had my babies, how much I liked them, and not just loved them, but I was really into them. I knew I was going to be curious about them, and up for the mayhem ahead.

The people I'm working with tend to be people I know, who are my friends, and I like hanging out with them. There's nothing better than making a long-term project with your friends. It's just dreamy.

I follow my nose. It’s as simple as that.

We must hang on to the idea that we can actually change things. That's the sort of environment that Joe finds himself in, in Young Adam.

Sexuality is, of course, a great way of having a conversation between people.

I have this very strange relationship with my work, which is that it's like a conversation between me and it.

I would rather be handsome for an hour than pretty for a week.