I sometimes go for the strongest, most vivid colour on the palette, which in the case of movies is violence.

And I always had this idea for making a movie about a femme fatale, because I like these characters. They're a lot of fun, they're sexy, they're manipulative, they're dangerous.

You know, I listen to contemporary music all the time

However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years

However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school.

The camera lies all the time; lies 24 times/second.

I'm always looking for a kind of new musical entity to sort of move into a motion picture venue

It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow

So I like to try to go back and develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a lost art at this point

The biggest mistake in student films is that they are usually cast so badly, with friends and people the directors know. Actually you can cover a lot of bad direction with good acting

I've been obsessed with this kind of visual storytelling for quite a while, and I try to create material that allows me to explore it.

I used to look at Jinks and marvel at her smooth complexion, but over the years I have come to realise that she has been spared wrinkles by virtue of never having succumbed to heavy thought.

It's easy when you're climbing something. Don't look down, or even too far ahead. Focus on where you are in that moment.

She felt that her speech was voicing the incoherency her thoughts, and stopped abruptly.

People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like to lean back.

I eat things I shouldn't eat all the time. I have to work out so I can enjoy myself! I like to run, and I'll do body weight stuff: push-ups, squats, lunges, pull-ups.

Many brief follies--that is what you call love. And your marriage puts an end to many brief follies, with a single long stupidity.

So long as there is one pretty girl left on the stage, the professional undertakers may hold up their burial of the theater.

Social media is interesting. It helps me connect with fans. It's immediate. It's a big part of my touring business - getting the word out via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.

Was it so much to ask just to be left alone?