Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings

A theater is being given over to market forces, which means that a whole generation that should be able to do theater as well as see it is being completely deprived

How can there be democracy if the leadership in the United States and Britain don't uphold the values which my father's generation fought the Nazis, millions of people gave their lives against the Soviet Union's regime, didn't they? Because of what? Democracy. And what democracy meant. No torture, no camps, no detention forever or without trial, without charges. In solitary confinement. Those techniques which are not just alleged, they have actually been written about by the FBI. I don't think it's being far left - I hope that I'm wrong to consider that it's far left to uphold the rule of law.

We will always want films ... that basically are centred on young people, because young people is the way we live on, we older people, insofar as we live on.

I think the theatre is as essential to civilization as safe, pure water.

There always comes a moment where all the departments in a film need to work together. And if a director, his first assistant director, and cinematographer have a very clear vision, then everybody does work together.

One of the joys of cinema is that, given the right circumstances, and the genius director, an incredibly wonderfully actor can become the embodiment of his character.