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….

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

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….

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

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….

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

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….

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

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..

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

I have a short attention span..

Its very hard trying to talk to an actor about how they should deliver lines, or cut their hair, unless it comes from a place of a strong point of vi….

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

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

I make a movie because it's something that inspires me..

GM is a highly collaborative organization; we rely on a whole tier of suppliers for everything that we do..

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….

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

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

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

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