I Never Write With An Actor In

I Don't Want To Think Too Much About Me.

I Don't Think You Can Question Your Instinct; You Should Always Trust It.

I Grew Up In A Working-class Family, So I Guess You Could Say I Write From What I Know.

I Wonder Whether My Bleak-o-meter Is Set Differently From Other People's. I Have Such Passion For What I Do That I Can't See It As Bleak. When People Use That Word, Or “grim” Or “gritty,” I Just Think, “oh, Come On, Look A Bit Deeper.” My Films Don't Give You An Easy Ride. I Can See That. The Sense I Get Is That People Have Quite A Physical Experience With Them. They Feel Afterwards That They've Really Been Through Something.

Every Time I Start A Film I Feel Like I'm Starting The First Time, Ever.