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

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.

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

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 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.

You said you love me, how could words be so empty

I've been to Australia several times, and I just like the earthiness; it's part of the culture. That's a really good vibe to be around.

If you spend all day on horseback, and you hop off, you walk around like you still have a horse between your legs. And it affects your shoulders. They fall.

My body has always been one to fluctuate, and I've had to adapt my style accordingly.

I've been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing.

To try to write better than you do now is to risk rejection and failure. But not to risk those things in an insult to yourself, to other writers, and to your readers.

The worst censors are those prohibiting criticism of the theory of evolution in the classroom.

Let us not close our hearts, let us not lose confidence, let us never give up.

Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself

We honor revelation too highly to make it the antagonist of reason, or to believe that it calls us to renounce our highest powers.