I Never Feel More Myself Than When

I Am A Teller Of Stories. A Weaver Of Dreams. I Can Dance, Sing, And In The Right Weather I Can Stand On My Head. I Know 7 Words Of Latin, I Have A Little Magic... And A Trick Or Two. I Know The Proper Way To Meet A Dragon, I Can Fight Dirty But Not Fair. I Once Swallowed Thirty Oysters In A Minute. I Am Not Domestic, I Am A Luxury And, In That Sense, Necessary.

There's A Great Tradition At The Bfi Of Giving Fellowships And I Thought One Of The Great Jobs That I'd Have At The Bfi Would Be To Give Them Out On A Regular Basis.

I Don't Hold With The Notion That Only Bad Books Make Good Movies.

Once You Start To Realize That A Film Is The Sum Of Its Editing, Then Editing Is The Thing You're Always Looking At.

I Am A Writer Who Was Able To Direct The Films That I Write.