The old days of screenwriting, and myths about screenwriting, are maybe over. It's a literary form, if you can wake up to it.

As first time director, though, you're like a new officer coming up to be in charge of very serious veterans, and you're always going to have guys looking at each other for the first day until they realize you're not screwing around.

I write drama in the English language. If I wasn't working in London I'd be doing something wrong.

For some reason, I seem to work well with actors. I love working with them.

I'm not a precious text protector, or anything like that, you know, because it's a much more vital form than that. You have to rock.

You know a shooter when you see it. At least the creative people do. If a picture isn't obvious in the first draft you're kind of screwed.

The old days of screenwriting, and myths about screenwriting, are maybe over. It's a literary form, if you can wake up to it.