In the States everyone aspires to be middle class. It's so engrained into the American psyche: As long as you work hard you're going to be rich some ….

Amongst my friends, I am known as the most cynical person they know - I'm incredibly cynical. I don't believe in God, I don't believe in the supernat….

I think your 20s are the hardest part of life. I mean, everyone goes on about how hard it is to be a teenager, but actually I think it’s tougher to b….

I can only do it if there's humour, wit, comedy and drama. If you can get audiences laughing and then suddenly turn them to tears... it's a weird way….

The popular image that Hollywood is ruined by difficult prima donna actors is nonsense. They're certainly very nice to directors. I can't say the sam….

In England we only make films about the working class or the aristocracy..

I'm not making films for middle aged journalists, who are mostly men. I make films that hopefully entertain people, where they can learn something ab….

I think films about men are often about characters who don't want to express their feelings. You're supposed to kind of admire them for not expressin….

I think the first rule of comedy is that it has to be funny and I find a lot of the broad comedy which is sent to me, painfully unfunny..

Making a movie in Hollywood is a bit like playing a board game, where you have to throw a six to start..

I can't find anything wrong with Ashton Kutcher. I think he's great. It's odd that in America there's a very mixed reaction to him. I think those tha….

It seems to me that romantic comedies used to be about falling in love, but in recent years they've really become just comedies where the love story ….