Films about the English monarchy, they tend to have a lavishness, sumptuous imagery, it's all very posh and rich.

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.

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

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.

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving.

My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.

Starbucks is not an advertiser; people think we are a great marketing company, but in fact we spend very little money on marketing and more money on training our people than advertising.

This suntan lotion acts as an accelerator and an extender, meaning that this fire will burn brighter and longer.

Conscience is the perfect interpreter of life.

I hope Stoke stay up this season, and stay up for long enough so that they can get enough money and buy some footballers.

I wanted to write poetry almost a little more than I wanted to eat.

I have a woman's instinct and it's always a good one.

My biggest concern is security and keeping Londoners safe.