I did loads of student films and fringe theatre. I worked for free a lot.
No film critic's going to say it, but 'Madagascar 3' is better than 'The Artist.'
With films, you completely immerse yourself in a character, get into who they are, live it and then release it.
The idea of a film staying in theaters for a year is something of a fantasy today.
I've only used my own voice about four times on film.
I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
If I'm really honest, I'm not a huge fan of scary films.
All of my films have been autobiographical - it's all I've got to go on.
It's easy to make a film, but it's hard to make a career of being a filmmaker.
This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting.
My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.
I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.
People always seem to see echoes of their own lives in my films.
Franchises aren't to be avoided. They can be exciting, and they give you opportunities to do other films.
I spent a couple of years doing American films. I did a few.
Nobody would want to leave that film to go get high.
I think TV shows have usurped films!
I'd rather be appreciated for my character in a film than my looks.
My son was three months old when I started filming 'The Hobbit,' and I was still breastfeeding.
It means that if they misunderstood Comfort and Joy, they misunderstood my other films.
Documentary films are created in an inverted funnel of declining possibility.
