Further devastation of the air, land and sea is obviously a very real possibility, unless the attitudes of politicians and all who irresponsibly exploit our natural resources change significantly in the very near future and all collaborate and sacrifice for the good of the planet.

Sometimes you look at a movie and you can see that the actor or actress said, 'I'm taking this onboard because I'm making a ton of money, and not because it's going to be something special.'

On a practical level, poetry isn't something anybody has really made a great living at. I might sell some books and, once in a while, someone might pay to hear me read.

Each time I make a movie, it's like a paid scholarship to a different university course.

You do need to get lucky, no matter how talented you are.

I don't like people who get into fights about football - or anything else.

I think every family is dysfunctional, and some manage to control it better than others.