I Can Be As Contrary

Every Writer Has To Make An Emotional Journey From Artist Sitting In Attic To Being Part Of A Business. The Writer Of A Film Is Like Tinkerbell. You Are Only There Because People Believe In You. The Moment They Dont, Because Youre A Pain The Arse, Youve Lost.

Harsh Reality Is Always Better Than False Hope.

What's Difficult For American Audiences Is That They're Used To A System Here Where You Can Get An Actor For Five Years Or Even Seven, And That Is Signed For At The Audition. Whereas In England, No Agent Will Give You An Actor For More Than Three Years.

Maggie Smith Has A Unique Sense Of Comedy, Based On A Somewhat Ironic View Of Real Life, Making It Both Funnier And More Sad. But Perhaps Her Greatest Ability, Or At Least The One That Most Intrigues Me, Is How She Can Convey Deep And Powerful Emotion Without A Trace Of Sentimentality.

Nothing Is Harder To Dramatize Than Happiness.