American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.

I find that after a screening, people really want to come and tell you what they feel.

I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally.

I began to think that if you're a stutterer, it's about inhabiting silence, emptiness, and nothingness.

I think directors can become overly infatuated by gilt and gold, and the word "lavish" and everything being magnificent.

A lot of dramas get a bad name commercially because they are unremittingly bleak.

I think the thumb print on the throat of many people is childhood trauma that goes unprocessed and unrecognized.

The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.

Great acting is all about being in the moment, being in the present tense.

I decided to be a filmmaker when I was 12. I had utter clarity that this would be my life.

A British villain never loses their sense of humour.

You are saved by grace.

Subconsciousness is quick and efficient and sometimes can spur creativity.

Don’t rely on the opinions of others.Only you will know what isright for you.

JACKSON: When I’m in I’m all in.....

If we go on like this, there won't be anything left to fight for

Learning from the experiences of our ancestors, let us together create knowledge for all that benefits all.

There's things to put up wi' in ivery place, an' you may change an' change an' not better yourself when all's said an' done.

Whenever a new situation presented itself, you had to remain cool and distant

I like to talk about America. It's so mysterious.

To write well it is first necessary to have something to say.