I'd love to do a cop film in America. That's a genre I absolutely adore.

It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.

I grew up in a city, I'm a city person - I go on holiday and I'm bored.

There's lots of things that can be solved with cash.

I've just been to the Taj Mahal which I'd never been to and I'm not a very romantic kind of guy but it is the most romantic thing I've ever seen.

The sun is the most important thing in everybody's life, whether you're a plant, an animal or a fish, and we take it for granted.

I don't want people to sit there and objectively watch the film. I want them to experience it as something that's under their skin, so you try to make the films really tactile.

I want people to leave the cinema feeling that something's been confirmed for them about life.

If you have to be persuaded about something, you shouldn't do it.

I learned with 'The Beach' that I'm a bit better lower down the radar.

The awards season gives a chance for independent films to have a bit of longevity in the press and the media.

The suicide! What would he have done if death did not exist?

A boy is a magical creature - you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart.

Keep the enthusiasm of your youth and treasure the wisdom of old age.

Every local church has a leader but it seems so few local churches are being led.

Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times...I just shoot at what interests me at that moment.

There are details within details within details to anchor you in the fact that we are talking about the real world, not an illustrated children's book fantasy world.

I have a horror of silence while I'm writing. It's like the universe is howling at me if I don't have it.

I don't yell at people, I don't mistreat people. I don't talk down to people, so no one else in this building, in this vicinity, has the right to do it.

The family is in flux, and signs of trouble are widespread. Expectations remain high. But realities are disturbing.

He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.