I Like Death. I'm A Big Fan

I Suppose Directing On Set Is The Most Fun Because It's A Good Crack And You Feel You're On The Battlefield Whereas Writing Is A Fairly Solitary Undertaking.

I Think Everything You Do, Characters I Always Find, Have Their Own Voices And Once You Establish Who That Character Is You Find A Different Voice. I Think It's Just A Question Of Establishing That Character And The Voice Speaks Through That Character.

I Like The Idea Of Taking What Is Essentially A Boring, Officious Job And Turning It Into Something That Is A Fantasy, To A Degree. I Suppose There Is A Juxtaposition Involved In That Because You Do Have To Be A Civil Servant But You're Doing A Tremendously Exciting Job, Or Potentially An Exciting Job, Or A Glamourous Job.

I'm Not Politically Motivated. I Used To Be - Passionately. I Used To Be Very Left Wing. Then I Went Very Right Wing, And Now I Rest Somewhere In The Middle.

It's Still Too Early To Say How My Wife Will Influence My Life. But I Do Already Know That It's Sometimes Hard Work Living With Her.