I Do Notice That When I've Been

But This Is Where You Get All The Market Research And Things Get In Danger Of Becoming Formulaic, And Where You Depend On Brands And Getting Recognised Actors. It's The Thing That Precludes Risk Very Often, Otherwise Everyone Would Be Avant-garde All Over The Place.

I Always Thought The Biggest Failing Of Americans Was Their Lack Of Irony. They Are Very Serious There! Naturally, There Are Exceptions... The Jewish, Italian, And Irish Humor Of The East Coast.

In Filming You're Waiting. You're Waiting For Lights. You're Waiting For People Set Things Up. And When You're Not Waiting, You're Repeating. And Neither Is Conducive To Spontaneity, You Know. Comedy Makes You Very, Very Neurotic Because You Think, I - But Did I Nail It?

Directors Don't Get To See Other Directors At Work - They're The Only One On The Set. I've Met Directors Who've Asked Me What Another Filmmaker Is Like. So, There's Probably Nobody Better Placed To Make All The Comparisons And To Pick Up Stuff Than An Actor.

When I Visited Coffee Farms In Ethiopia, The Farmers Could Not Believe We Spend A Week's Wages In Their Country On A Cup Of Coffee In Ours, Because They See So Little Of The Profits. Oxfam's Fair Trade Campaign Helps Right This Wrong.