If you have to be persuaded about something, you shouldn't do it.

It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.

I grew up in a city, I'm a city person - I go on holiday and I'm bored.

There's lots of things that can be solved with cash.

I've just been to the Taj Mahal which I'd never been to and I'm not a very romantic kind of guy but it is the most romantic thing I've ever seen.

The sun is the most important thing in everybody's life, whether you're a plant, an animal or a fish, and we take it for granted.

I don't want people to sit there and objectively watch the film. I want them to experience it as something that's under their skin, so you try to make the films really tactile.

I want people to leave the cinema feeling that something's been confirmed for them about life.

I learned with 'The Beach' that I'm a bit better lower down the radar.

The awards season gives a chance for independent films to have a bit of longevity in the press and the media.

I don't want to make pompous, serious films; I like films that have a kind of vivacity about them.

Even if you are on the right track, but just sit there, you will still get run over.

...if He has a message to get across to us, He will continually reaffirm what He has said through a variety of ways.

Forgiving and being forgiven frees our souls and lightens our load.

Endure graciously the difficult times.

I remember Chap saying Jesus was a lifeline. And I needed one. Had needed one for a long time, I guess. So I prayed for the first time in my life and let Jesus rescue my soul from the depths.

Man must endure his going hence.

My diet is much better. I eat what I have to. The older you get, the better you get at making sacrifices.

Vengeance comes from the individual and punishment from God.