All my movies, like Revenge, are under two hours.

Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family.

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 make a movie because it's something that inspires me.

I always get everyone prepared so there aren't so many arguments on set. I have a policy that the first thing I do in the morning is go over to the trailers and discuss exactly what we're shooting that day. It's time-consuming but it reduces the chances of 'misunderstandings' on set.

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

Making a movie is like a marathon, and commercials are like sprints - they're equally satisfying, but in different ways.