Brian Cox Is The Nicest Guy, But

Your First Film Is Always Your Best Film, In A Way. There's Something About Your First Film That You Never Ever Get Back To, But You Should Always Try. It's That Slight Sense Of Not Knowing What You're Doing, Because The Technical Skills You Learn - Especially If You Have A Film That Works, That Has Some Kind Of Success - Are Beguiling. The Temptation Is To Use Them Again, And They're Not Necessarily Good Storytelling Techniques.

It's Interesting, The Worse Things Get In Cities, The Tougher That Cities Get, The More Brutal The Humor Is. The Tougher Things People Face, The Darker The Sense Of Humor Gets And I Find That Incredibly Optimistic.

Normally, I'm A Very Controlling Director. Directors Are Controlling. It's Part Of The Job, But There's Various Degrees Of It And The Constructs I Normally Work On Are Very Controlling Constructs.

You Can't Tell Someone They Are Wrong About Their Own Life.

I Was Brought Up A Very Strict Catholic And I Don't Practice Anymore Or Anything.