I Grew Up In A

If You Have To Be Persuaded About Something, You Shouldn't Do It.

I Like Action Movies, Even Though I Think Action Movies Are Kind Of Derided Now. But There Is Something Extraordinary About Action Movies, Which Is Absolutely Linked To The Invention Of Cinema And What Cinema Is And Why We Love It.

I Have This Theory That Your First Film Is Always Your Best Film In Some Way. I Always Try To Get Back To That Moment When You're Not Relying On Things You've Done Before.

Once, A French Journalist Told Me That All My Films Are The Same. I Said, 'excuse Me? I Work Hard To Make Them Different.' What She Meant Was That In My Films There Is A Character That Faces Insurmountable Odds, And They Overcome Them. But I Thought That Might Be True, But You Need Certain Factors For Drama, And You Need To Overcome Them.

One Of The Things In The Mary Shelley [frankenstein] Is That The Creature Tells His Story, So This Begins With The Creature's Point Of View. So, It Literally Starts With The Creature Opening His Eyes And Is Born - But Is Obviously In His 30s. But Because They're The Creator And The Created We Thought It Would Be Really Interesting If They Could Look At Each Other Every Other Night And Play Each Other's Roles.