Why make a movie about Ayrton Senna? Someone who drove around in circles at 200mph in a car that looked like a giant cigarette packet? Why would anyone who isn't already a fan of Formula 1 care?

I love sport, so I'd love to do more stories if I can that deal with sport maybe. Other characters, actually the real guy is so interesting why would you want to get anyone to play them?

Hopefully, when people see 'Senna', they will understand why this inspirational story needed to be told, why it had to be made as a movie for the big screen, and why it is a film for everyone.

The Tour de France would make a great movie. Drugs, corruption, political chicanery, guys risking their lives - everything you need for a great sports drama.

I was a sports fan long before I had any interest in film-making.

Don't panic. Are you sitting? You probably don't need to sit. Well, possibly. At least lean on something.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly the true place for a just man is also a prison.

If it were better, it wouldn't be as good.

My uncle Sammy was an angry man. He had printed on his tombstone: What are you looking at?

An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose.

I was really active as a kid. I was outdoors constantly.

I think if you get your fifth script made, that's the fast track. But there's no guarantee any of them will get made.

How difficult it is to be simple.

I love being a writer. I am very lucky my life's ambition turned out to be just as much fun as I thought it would be.

What is done, is done: Spend not the time in tears, but seek for justice.