I am still cautiously hopeful about the potential of the Internet. But it seems that the greatest revolution in communication has been hijacked by commercial values.

Human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers.

We are increasingly offered a diet [by Hollywood] in which sensation, not story, is king.

Make films whenever and however you can - don't take no for an answer.

The irony is palpable - technical access has never been greater, cultural access never weaker.

People have a right to have their lives witnessed; if we coexist with the systems that abuse people, then we have a duty to understand.

Making a big commercial movie is hard when you think about how many of them flop.

We are increasingly offered a diet in which sensation, not story, is king.

I come from the school who thought the Internet could be the great democratising force, that getting rid of the gatekeepers was a positive move.

We have allowed a situation to develop in which it is legal for a multibillion dollar industry to own, wholly and in perpetuity, the intimate and personal details of children.

When people wind you up, just remind them what happens to a piece of elastic.

If you cannot fix the situation may be the situation is meant to fix youu

Pretty much every day consists of me trying to save the world.

We all have our own rhythms to walk to.

When everything is available, nothing is ever enough.

Toledo is a place of innovation

There is no such thing as a people who are all wicked or even all good. Everyone chooses. But even they, even they looked at people and saw only tools. No one is a cup for another to drink from.

I would love to write the story of my upbringing in Ireland.

The people I find most impressive are generally unknown at the time of their actions and forgotten in history.

Loving dogs is a question of anthropomorphism. We become attached to dogs because of the feelings we project on them.