Perception and reality are two different things.

When I was about 7 years old, I had been labeled dyslexic. I'd try to concentrate on what I was reading, then I'd get to the end of the page and have very little memory of anything I'd read. I would go blank, feel anxious, nervous, bored, frustrated, dumb. I would get angry. My legs would actually hurt when I was studying. My head ached. All through school and well into my career, I felt like I had a secret. When I'd go to a new school, I wouldn't want the other kids to know about my learning disability, but then I'd be sent off to remedial reading.

Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people.

Whether it's making a film or raising my children, personally I'm striving to do the right things and to learn.

People go for help, but their lives don't get better because of those [psychiatric] drugs. They get worse. They feel numb and they're told that's a good thing. It's how you degrade a society - by drugging the piss out of it.

I've always had the same values. Family for me has always been important. When I shoot, everybody comes.

When I'm promoting a film, I'm not going to get caught up in anything else, and that includes all my personal things.