It's hard to get personal films off the ground, and it's hard developing them.
I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.
I love watching you – you’re a silent film of gestures
Film is not literature - the image on screen is the information you get.
I liked The Slipper and the Rose, as I have already mentioned, because it was such a lovely film to do.
With the black and white films, one was concerned with tone.
I'd like to film a British commercial; they're better than American ones.
I just saw Memento. It's very, very good. I watch a lot of French films.
I'd love to be in a period drama, though my dream role is to be in a film with Ray Winstone and Tom Hardy.
I'd love to do all types of film, not just comedy, although I love comedy.
I have a really difficult time watching myself on film. I literally cower in my seat and cover my face.
By the time I was 10 or 11, I knew I wanted to make films.
I think being on a film set for such a long time made me a technical actor without realizing it.
When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.
When you come to do the film, it is not the time to wonder why you do it. It's just how to do it.
The first film I was in was called 'Straight Time.' I was five-years old, and I was playing my father's son.
You do a film for a short time period - you put it all out there and move on.
I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.
By the time I was 21, I knew what I wanted to do, and that was to direct films.
I kind of feel like every time I do a film, it is me and an entire male ensemble cast.
I've always been a huge fan of 'The Shining,' and 'Rosemary's Baby' is one of my favorite films of all time.
