Directing is a mixture of compromise and perfectionism. When you lose the judgment of which is more important at any particular moment, you're time i….

If you approach India in the right way, you have so much to learn there about people, and there's so many people. It's such an extraordinary setup, a….

People say you never remember anybody who dies in movies, and it's true, you don't. You don't even remember people who disappear. Although the moment….

The perfect equation is form equals content. The style of the film reflects the story, and that's what you're always aiming for. You're not always ne….

It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations..

If you have to be persuaded about something, you shouldn't do it..

There's lots of things that can be solved with cash..

Come a crisis, we want other people..

You can't tell someone they are wrong about their own life..

I grew up in a city, I'm a city person - I go on holiday and I'm bored..

I want people to leave the cinema feeling that something's been confirmed for them about life..

The sun is the most important thing in everybody's life, whether you're a plant, an animal or a fish, and we take it for granted..

I don't want people to sit there and objectively watch the film. I want them to experience it as something that's under their skin, so you try to mak….

I think women assess time passage much better than men - because of their biological clocks - and they are much more realistic about measuring out ti….

There is a Steve [Jobs] that Apple would like to actually present to the public. They have a character, Steve, and they want to keep that story going….

Good storytelling for me is not so much technical expertise, which I know is applauded often; it's actually freshness of approach. It does mean you s….

To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push ve….

If you take a loud pride in anything, people will rightly shoot you down..

One of the traditions of film acting is a sort of mumbled realism. Be minimal, and do less. 'Even less than that.'.

The awards season gives a chance for independent films to have a bit of longevity in the press and the media..

I love huge movies. Not sure I am the guy to make them, but you can rely on me being there watching them..