There's one great script that hit my desk that I didn't change at all, and that was True Romance..

I always get role models, people from real life who've lived the lives of the characters, and talk it through together, me, them and the actor, a lot….

Ridley and I talk every day. Our family is very close because were from North England..

I like changing the pace of my life, changing my discipline. It gives me ideas for how to see the world differently..

The real world is where I get to educate and entertain myself. I go and touch the real world and touch real people. That's my way into movies..

I think we're lucky because there are very few people in life who get to do what we're doing..

A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it..

I love shooting with real things in the real world. I think it gives a level of drama, performance, and everything seems to rise to the occasion..

I've had a love affair with every movie I've ever done..

I'm trying to use the camera to get into people's heads. I use camera techniques a lot to articulate character..

Research is what drives me. When I get a script, I go to the real world and touch the real people..

Out of the total of 11 movies, I got slammed..

With every movie I do and every day I go to work, my goal is not just to reach for difference, but also figure out how to look at world and character….

The scariest thing in my life is the first morning of production on all my movies. It's the fear of failing, the loss of face and a sense of guilt th….

The biggest edge I live on is directing. That's the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life..

I thought that subtitles are boring because they're there generally to serve us with information to make you understand what people are saying in a d….

Making a movie is like a marathon, and commercials are like sprints - they're equally satisfying, but in different ways..

All my movies, like Revenge, are under two hours..

Shooting in real-life situations helps actors because they're competing against the noise and the wind. Out of that comes things that shift and chang….

I always get everyone prepared so there aren't so many arguments on set. I have a policy that the first thing I do in the morning is go over to the t….

The world is sick of big IT things that don't work..