We are not that flash, me or the missus. In fact, we are quite low-maintenance.

It's not easy to strap yourself down to a desk and bash on a keyboard when you know you can direct lots of films, because directing films is fun and interactive and gregarious. Writing isn't.

We're not unique. We're quite volatile as individuals, but that doesn't work exponentially when we are together. Relationships are about eating humble pie.

My principal job is to make interesting and entertaining films, and I'm not proud of which format or which particular technique I use. I just wanted the film to look good.

I'm not under too much of an illusion of how smart or un-smart I am because filmmaking ultimately is about teamwork.

If somebody has a better idea than me, I'll take it if it surpasses what we have on the page because at the end of the day, it's me that takes the credit anyway!

If you change the rules on what controls you... you will change the rules on what you can control.

I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of.

The best thing to do is find one person in your life and try to love them unconditionally. If you've accomplished that, you've accomplished a lot.

We can all be conned but at what point do we realize that we're being conned and to what point do we allow ourselves to be conned?

I think there's a natural system in your own head about how much violence the scene warrants. It's not an intellectual process, it's an instinctive process.

If you find yourself unwilling to share, you are cheating yourself.

I love stories with a happy ending, ” Inspector Me said.

I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.

Community is gathering around a fire and listening to someone tell a story.

I was reared in a pub - as a young fellow, serving in the pub I learnt far more there about human nature than I learnt in any university or school. I think it gave me a great insight into people.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

If you want to change society then you must tell an alternative story.

I don't think about commercial concerns when I first come up with something. When I sit down at the piano, I try to come up with something that moves me.

Satan probably wouldn't have talked so big if God had been his wife.

If nothing else, I'm making a movie that I'll enjoy.