I live in a state of hypersensitivity, and I've always had this feeling that something bad is going to happen to myself, or my wife and children. Thi….

There is nothing worse than when actors come to a set - and it happens a lot with big stars - and they are too aware of where the camera is. They are….

With directors, some have a kind of in-built ability to just know how to work with actors and get the best out of actors, and some don't have a clue ….

I can't afford to step away from acting, but the one thing I've learnt after all these years is that I don't fit in. It's very difficult to be at the….

It's such a stressful environment, I find, being an actor, being put in the chair and "Touch this, that, and the other," it's too much for me. I find….

You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with..

At the end of the day, my life isnt about other peoples work. Ive got to stop giving stuff away. Ive got my own stories to tell, and a great need to ….

My fascination is not for cinema; it's for human nature and human beings because I find it quite difficult being one at times..

I think it's a shame when the arts have to suffer because of corporate greed. People will always strive to make film, and the only important thing is….

All you've got to do is turn up and have a few facial tics and be a lunatic and throw someone around the room or blow their brains out and people thi….

People can very quickly have a very poor self-image. It doesn't take much..

I would hate to be thrust into the middle of a big film and not deliver. There's young actors and they're put into these central roles and they're co….

There's no social realism in 'Tyrannosaur.' It's not about the social landscape or the political landscape or any of that. It's just about human bein….

I don't want to be disrespectful to people who are incredible at their craft, but the truth is, if I didn't get paid for it, I wouldn't act. The best….

I'm trying to make sense of lot of things with 'Tyrannosaur.' I'm trying to make sense of people who've left now. They're not here, they can't answer….

The thing is, if I try to talk about acting, I come off as moaning. But I'm privileged. I think it's all about control. Acting is vulnerable because ….

What's my dilemma here? Am I making entertainment or am I making art? What am I saying? At the end of the day, cinema is entertainment for millions o….

Its different being a director. I suppose, especially if its a story youve written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways its a lot easier than….

I got through with my ability to mimic others and make people laugh. I swaggered through life, but, in reality, I lived in fear pretty much every day….

I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen ….

Being a director is almost like being another sort of character, but you're out of view..