One Of Dickens' Biggest Influences

I Don't Want To Make Pompous, Serious Films.

I Always Felt It Is Not Good If You Feel Like You Would Know How To Do Something. I've Made Mistakes Of Telling People: I Know How To Do This. And It Should Feel Dangerous. That Is The Only Way To Stay Alert, To Keep The Adrenaline Running.

A Lot Of Film Directors Are Quite Scared Of Actors. They Are A Bit Of A Nightmare Sometimes, But I Like Them. It Looks Like Cunning, But You Try To Get Extra Things From Them All The Time, By Stealth, By Making Them Feel Confident, So They Trust You And You Can Push A Bit.

Actors Want To Impress At The Beginning, So You Take Advantage Of That By Suddenly Saying, 'right, You're Here For Two Weeks.' What You're Doing Is Creating A Siege Mentality.

Most Films That I Do, Whether Successful Or Not, Just Fade Away. They Have Their Moment In The Sun, Then They Are Gone. 'trainspotting' Did Not, And Especially With Journalists. So Whenever I Launched A New Film, I'd End Up Talking About 'trainspotting.'