Once You Crack The Script, Everything Else

People Say I Pay Too Much Attention To The Look Of A Movie But For God's Sake, I'm Not Producing A Radio 4 Play For Today, I'm Making A Movie That People Are Going To Look At.

I Was A Very Earnest, Hard Working Boy At School, But My Parents Were Distressed Because I Was Always Bottom Of The Class. But I Wasn't Dilatory, I Worked Like Crazy.

How Can You Look At The Galaxy And Not Feel Insignificant?

I Think Going Into Space Would Be Like Going Deep Into The Ocean, Like 5,000 Meters Down. When You Go Down That Far, It's Just Awfully Black. There's Not Much There Except Mud And Some Particles. I Imagine Space Would Be A Similar Thing. The Only Difference Is You're Hoping To Bump Into Some Sort Of Intelligent Extraterritorial Being.

I Always Say To People When I'm Trying To Get Something Going, Bringing On Other Producers Or Other Directors, "you Can Think Of 95 Reasons Why Not To Make A Movie. You've Got To Address Why You Want To Make The Movie And Get It Done. Just Do It." I Tend To Live By That Rule.