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.

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.

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.

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.

I am sick of women who love one. Women who hate one are much more interesting.

I don't reflect much, unless I'm talking to the media. I have more of a 'Forward, march!' kind of attitude.

It is easier to win than to fail. Everybody sides with the winner. But the failure walks alone.

I actually didn't like Jane Austen. I was more into the Brontes. They were so wild and passionate. I thought there was something a bit tame about Austen.

Don't make an opinion on me if you don't know nothin' about me.

You may think your actions are meaningless and that they won't help, but that is no excuse, you must still act.

Living in England, provincial England, must be like being married to a stupid but exquisitely beautiful wife.

Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it.

Jesus understands our weaknesses and sins; and he forgives us if we allow ourselves to be forgiven.

I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role.