I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential.

I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad.

I think my dyslexia was a vital part of my development because my inability to read and write meant that I had to find knowledge elsewhere so I looked to the cinema.

Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new.

Fairy tales to me are never happy, sweet stories. They're moral stories about overcoming the dark side and the bad.

Modern, not bottom-dwelling literature like a carp.

I was known for a while for doing very long takes, especially after Atonement.

I don't make a division between an art film and commercial art.

I feel more in touch with the world when I'm filming.

Generally, I've never known quite how to fit in in civilian life, but on set, making a film, I know exactly where to go, how to behave and how I fit.

I like the idea of doing something outside my comfort zone.

Make plans for your new goals. And press towards achieving the goals with all your strength.

The moment you put a deadline on your dream, it becomes a goal.

Always be you! Just never think you can always be you without consequence.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

Often the search proves more profitable than the goal.

Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil.

No matter how steep the mountain - the Lord is going to climb it with you.

The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without it.

The story of one person is the story of all of humanity.

I am thrilled to be joining a club as prestigious and successful as Liverpool.