I Am Very Happy To Be Part

As A General Habit And General Tendency, I Prefer Not To Bog A Piece Down With A Great Number Of Transitory, Contemporary References, Because In The End, I'm Concerned, Not In An Abstract Way, But An Actual Way, With Creating A World Which Has A Universality To It - Even Though What Goes On Is Made Up Of Texture And Detail, Contemporary Detail.

But Actually I Make Films That I Think Are Extremely Sophisticated And Cinematic.

In The First Place, I'm Pretty Thorough About Whom I Choose. I Instinctively Look For The Kind Of Actor Who Is Going To Be Trusting. There Are All Kinds Of Insecure People Out There Called Actors.

When It Comes To Thinking About How A Character Talks, There Are Literary And Language Considerations. For Actors To Be Able To Differentiate Between Themselves And The Characters They Are Playing While At The Same Time Remain In Character And Spontaneous Requires A Sophisticated Combination Of Skills And Spirit.

I Think Michael Caine Is A Perfectly Good Actor But It's Obvious He's Not Going To Be In One Of My Films.