The Glory Of 70mm Is

Two Billion People Watched The Royal Wedding. Clearly, They're Interested In That - The Outside Of What Appears To Be Lives That Have A Certain Amount Of Privilege. They Have Gifts, They Have History, They Have A Sort Of Unusual And Separate Position, Which Maybe Involves Paying A Price.

There Are Some Amazing Stories From All Over This Country, Where People's Work And Contribution Has Been Acknowledged. To Be Part Of That Is An Absolutely Fantastic Feeling.

I Feel More Irish Than English. I Feel Freer Than British, More Visceral, With A Love Of Language. Shot Through With Fire In Some Way. That's Why I Resist Being Appropriated As The Current Repository Of Shakespeare On The Planet. That Would Mean I'm Part Of The English Cultural Elite, And I Am Utterly Ill-fitted To Be.

I'm Just A Foul-mouthed Brit.

I Only Really Cast People Who Are Desperate To Be In It - Who Were Dying To Be In It, Whose Talent I Believed In And Were Dead Ready To Do The Work That Was Necessary.