Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family.

I think the guiding principle for me is working with people, because I don't know how long it's going to last, I want to seize the moment and work with people I want to work with.

I always get role models, people from real life who've lived the lives of the characters, and talk it through together, me, them and the actor, a lot. That helps. We certainly have our disagreements. But in the end we trust each other.

I'm trying to use the camera to get into people's heads. I use camera techniques a lot to articulate character.

Out of the total of 11 movies, I got slammed.

I like changing the pace of my life, changing my discipline. It gives me ideas for how to see the world differently.

Ridley and I talk every day. Our family is very close because were from North England.