If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things.

There's no way you can shoot low-budget stuff on lots of locations. It's just a practicality thing because every time you move, it costs time and money.

It's part of developing the whole state of how cinema is; everyone is looking out and engaged rather than it being just a financial thing or sitting back, waiting for scripts to turn up.

The only genre I have any problem with is musicals, but that's just my own tastes it's nothing to do with the films.

Doctor Who is pretty dark, I think. Generally its dark; its always been dark.

The things that inspire people to think are what keeps a film alive.

I think CGI is interesting but it's too expensive and limiting in terms of what you can do shot-by-shot.

I genuinely try to make movies I'd want to go and see, movies that are a bit more challenging.

You can muscle your way to the top as long as you're part of the production, which I am. I'm knitted into the money, so it's very hard to extricate me from the decision-making dynamic.

If an actor commits properly to a role, they do a bit mad during a shoot. If they're going to do that, they should balance themselves by doing a role as a yoga teacher.

Lots of crime films are about work. Free Fire could have been about a company of plumbers doing pipe-fixing and stuff. But the plumbing film is not so exciting.

Let your love for books grow, as your confidence grows too.

If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.

When your safety is in question follow your intuition. It will help you balance along the precipice between vulnerability and adventure.

Your best is good enough.

The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you but he will make a fool of himself too.

The harder you work out, the more you should stretch.

Punk is just like any other sub culture or music. Straight rock music has those elements. I grew up in a place where the punk rock kids fed the homeless in the town square.

Patients rarely die of the disease from which they suffer. Secondary or terminal infections are the real cause of death.

They do not love that do not show their love. The course of true love never did run smooth. Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.

Human affairs are like a chess game. Only those who do not take it seriously can be called good players.