I love watching the Bond movies obviously and I grew up reading the books as a kid. I've always loved them because of that.

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.

Sometimes the only things preventing your dreams from becoming realities is the long time it is taking you to start.

You can't be like pop stars, but you can be part of their story. You can be their fan.

If the world needs to end on its own choice, it would have end by now.

exaggeration is the octopus of the English language

It's funny how much of childhood is about proximity. Like who your best friend is is directly correlated to how close your houses are

Liberty was paid for by past sacrifices and given to us as a present gift.

Wisdom is the ability to do two things at once, to be in the world and enjoy it and at the same time, to be in the realms of light, to be in samadhi.

I collect imported teas, I have a few cupboards full! It's like wine, each has it's own flavour and you get into their little nuances.

I'd become a cult figure to a certain extent because of my movies, but unfortunately it was because of how bad they were!

I started at 14, and only played bass. I traded in my train set for a bass, and used my dad's amp.