Being A Writer-director Can Sometimes

I Always Listen To Music, My Passion And Vice Is Music, I Will Be Denied Access To Heaven Because Of The Number Of Cds I Own, And I Have Gluttony For All Types And Colours Of Music.

The Feeling Of Not Belonging, Of Not Being Entirely Worthy, Of Being Sometimes Hostage To Your Own Sensibilities. Those Things Speak To Me Very Personally.

When I Became The Chair Of The British Film Institute, I Didn't Understand How Much Of My Time Would Be Taken Up With Trying To Make A Case For The British Film Institute: What It's For, Why It Exists, Why It Needs Its Money.

Being A Writer-director Can Sometimes Make You Incredibly Blinkered.

I Was One Of Five Very Clever Kids, The Other Kids Were Cleverer Than I Was And Still Are And Are Very Achieving. The Girls Were Always First At Everything And I Was Always 101st!