I Work Best When There Is Adversity:

I Always Think That If You Look At Anyone In Detail, You Will Have Empathy For Them Because You Recognize Them As A Human Being, No Matter What They've Done.

I Just Like Doing Things From My Own Head.

When I Was In New York I Heard Many People Saying That The Independent Film Industry Was In Big Trouble. I Was Reflecting On This When I Came Home. Realizing That Ever Since I Started Filmmaking, People Have Being Saying That. But Somehow It Keeps Going. Filmmakers Keep Going. We Need Stories To Make Sense Of The World And Some People Like Me Are Driven To Tell Them. I Have Faith This Will Always Be Possible.

For Me, Making Films Is About Trying To Work Something Out By Myself In Quite A Lonely Way. I Find The Whole Thing Very Lonely Really.

I Grew Up In A Working-class Family, So I Guess You Could Say I Write From What I Know.