“Starting with a party scene for 600 cast and end up singing on top of a giant elephant...does it get any better than this?”

“I like the idea of being a sculptor. Just me alone, making something - that solitary existence.”

“My feeling about seeing the world is that it's going to change you necessarily, just the very fact of being out there and meeting people from different cultures and different ways of life.”

“Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life.”

“The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used to run matinees, and the more romantic the better.”

“Everything you do on set is directly related to your imagination when you read the script for the first time.”

“When you take away the phone and e-mail and you don't have a million things to run around to, it allows your mind the space to think more expansively about the things that matter.”

“Giving kids whatever they ask for is disastrous parenting. There's no sense of something earned. I'm sorry, but when you're 12, you don't need a new cell phone every few months just because a new one comes out.”

“The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult.”

“The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict.”

“Starting with a party scene for 600 cast and end up singing on top of a giant elephant...does it get any better than this?”