I'm in the communications business.

Life is really hard for some people.

Make films whenever and however you can – don’t take no for an answer.

The irony is palpable – technical access has never been greater, cultural access never weaker.

In the U.S., it would be so much better if the studios made many more smaller films for niche markets rather than a few tent pole films that swamp cinemas and Hoover up all the funding.

We need to work out who is paying for film; in the U.K., it is increasingly difficult to get production funds - and pre-sales demand more and more shot/cut material.

Human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers.

The irony is palpable - technical access has never been greater, cultural access never weaker.

We are increasingly offered a diet [by Hollywood] in which sensation, not story, is king.

I think that stories, and the telling of stories, are the foundations of human communication and understanding. If children all over the country are watching films, asking questions and telling their stories, then the world will eventually be a better place.