The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.

I find that after a screening, people really want to come and tell you what they feel.

I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally.

I began to think that if you're a stutterer, it's about inhabiting silence, emptiness, and nothingness.

I think directors can become overly infatuated by gilt and gold, and the word "lavish" and everything being magnificent.

A lot of dramas get a bad name commercially because they are unremittingly bleak.

I think the thumb print on the throat of many people is childhood trauma that goes unprocessed and unrecognized.

American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.

Great acting is all about being in the moment, being in the present tense.

I decided to be a filmmaker when I was 12. I had utter clarity that this would be my life.

A British villain never loses their sense of humour.

Someday, I'm going to have to break some of your rules, Mom.""I know, " she said. "Try to do it behind my back, will you?¨You can bet on that, Mom.¨We both sat there and laughed.

Children teach us how to chase without overrunning.

Speaking without thinking is shooting without taking aim.

Faith is personal if it's to be real.

One must scratch that part of the body or mind that itches.

At a certain depth all bosoms communicate, all hearts are one.

I bet on a horse at ten-to-one. It didn't come in until half-past five.

Don't take this the wrong way but I care more and I'm a better online friend than you. I also spend way to much time online.

Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient - philanthropic prudence is also needed.

I don't have to beat you. I don't have to beat you, motherfucker. I just have to keep you here... until Jean shows up.