My Work Is About Life As You

My Job Apart From Anything Else Is To Build An Ensemble Composed Of Actors Who All Come From A Secure Place So That They Can All Work Together To Make The Film.

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.

If A Film Or Any Piece Of Work Doesn't Entertain, It Fails - And That Is Using The Word Entertain Literally, Meaning It Holds You There And You Become Absorbed By It So That You Don't Walk Away And Get Bored And So On.

You Will Find Hardly Any Improvising On Camera Anywhere In My Films. It's Very Structured, But It's All Worked Out From Elaborate Improvisations Over A Long Period, As You Know.

I've Long Since Stopped Worrying About How I'm Portrayed In The Press Because Ultimately It's Not That Important. Everyone Who Knows Me Knows I Do What I Do With The Greatest Integrity.