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Actors Want To Impress At The Beginning, So You Take Advantage Of That By Suddenly Saying, 'right, You're Here For Two Weeks.' What You're Doing Is Creating A Siege Mentality.

The Great Thing About Space Films Generally, With The Exception Of Apollo 13, Is That Big Stars Tend Not To Work In Space And I Think That's Because Space Is An Equaliser. It Makes Everyone The Same Really And Suits An Ensemble Cast And Actors Who Are Prepared To Work With Each Other.

A Lot Of Film Directors Are Quite Scared Of Actors. They Are A Bit Of A Nightmare Sometimes, But I Like Them. It Looks Like Cunning, But You Try To Get Extra Things From Them All The Time, By Stealth, By Making Them Feel Confident, So They Trust You And You Can Push A Bit.

I Don't Want To Make Pompous, Serious Films; I Like Films That Have A Kind Of Vivacity About Them.

One Of Dickens' Biggest Influences Was The Growth Of London As A Victorian City, And The Extremes Being Created As It Expanded.