Normally, I'm a very controlling director. Directors are controlling. It's part of the job, but there's various degrees of it and the constructs I normally work on are very controlling constructs.

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.

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

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.

No matter what happened yesterday it is insignificant when compared to what lies within the core of your being today.

You can, and you will. If you're going to carry any belief, carry one that empowers you. Believe in your unlimited potential.

We must have the courage to be happy.

The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture.

I always loved to cook and entertain but I realized I had the chance to be successful with something that I am passionate about.

I have a lot of beliefs, and I live by none of them - that's just the way I am they make me feel good about who I am.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a mood, it is not permanent. It comes and goes and if people thought that way then maybe people would find happiness more often.

If Marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste, for I am in love with him too.

How do we get out of our small mind? When we enquire into the core of our existence. What is life? Who am I? This spirit of self-inquiry can awaken something inside you.

When you're told as a caddie we need to take a break, you're fired.