I Make Films About Working Class People.

You'd Be Surprised How Many Movie Stars Still Care About The Work.

When Ray Charles Is Concentrating He's Like A Piece Of Granite, Nothing Twitches, Nothing, ... He Sat For 25 Minutes Solid Like That, Like A Stone, And I Thought, 'oh My God, If He Doesn't Like It I'm Dead.' ... And Then Finally, After 25 Minutes He Started To Talk Back To The Screen. I Heard Him Say 'that's Right. That's The Truth.' .

Russell Crowe Is Very Difficult, But It's Worth It. He's The Real Thing. I Can Tell You This. Russell Crowe Was Just As Difficult Before He Was An International Star As He Was Afterwards.

I Make Films About Working Class People.

Because When You Have Millions Of People With This Kind Of Need For Gratification, And The Culture Is Saying That It's Possible For Everyone To Satisfy All Of Their Needs And Desires All Of The Time, There Are Obviously Going To Be Clashes - Clashes Of Ego.