I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad.

I think my dyslexia was a vital part of my development because my inability to read and write meant that I had to find knowledge elsewhere so I looked to the cinema.

I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential.

Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new.

Fairy tales to me are never happy, sweet stories. They're moral stories about overcoming the dark side and the bad.

Modern, not bottom-dwelling literature like a carp.

I was known for a while for doing very long takes, especially after Atonement.

I don't make a division between an art film and commercial art.

I feel more in touch with the world when I'm filming.

Generally, I've never known quite how to fit in in civilian life, but on set, making a film, I know exactly where to go, how to behave and how I fit.

I like the idea of doing something outside my comfort zone.

......and not out of fear or loneliness, but only to find myself again... for we have come too far my Life, to turn back now...

The hopeful man sees success where others see failure sunshine where others see shadows and storm.

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.

Creativity needs a bit of untidiness. Make everything too neat and there is no room for experiment.

I define coaching as launching the salesperson on a voyage of discovery by asking questions.

To start with, anybody who would like the world to be a better place should be able to think like an economist.

The architect is not only the director, but he is the composer. And, as a composer, the architect brings a sense of creativity to each building.

The Kremlin, this cadre of people supporting Vladimir Putin, and Vladimir Putin himself understand is strength, is resolve.

I'm a big fan of zombies, and I have a zombie tattoo on my leg.

I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran.