When Things Are Really Painful,

Every Film I've Ever Worked On, And That Includes 'braveheart' And 'trainspotting,' I've Always Witnessed A Director Having A Breakdown. Every Director Will Have A Day, Without Exception, Where They Just Can't Do It Anymore, They Don't Know What To Say To Their Cameraman, Their Cast. It's The Sign Of Real, Physical Exhaustion.

It's Not So Much That I Want To Direct But That I Have To. When I Write Something It Terrifies Me That If I Give It To Someone Else And It Doesn't Turn Out As It Could Have Done, I'd Feel As If I'd Orphaned My Baby.

There's No Such Thing As An Actor Giving Positive Criticism To A Director. The Minute You Say 'don't You Think It Would Look Nicer', That Director's Going To Hate Your Guts. Particularly If It's A Good Idea.

I Hate It When Something Is Set In 1967 And Every Piece Of Furniture Was Made In 1967. No! If It's Set In 1967, People Have Furniture Given To Them By Their Grandmother, Which She Bought In 1932!

The Fact In Acting, You Can Tap Into Your Darkest Moments In Life To Your Lightest Moments. And People Will Watch It, And Appreciate It, And Even Engage With You Because Of That. That's The Greatest Job One Earth.