I'm A Passionate Trade Unionist.

When Asked What Attribute He Most Admired In Human Nature, Mahatma Gandhi Replied, Simply And Immediately, 'courage'. 'nonviolence', He Said, 'is Not To Be Used Ever As The Shield Of The Coward. It Is The Weapon Of The Brave.

There's Nothing More Important In Making Movies Than The Screenplay.

I Do Not Have A Brain That I Long For In Dealing With Matters Of Which I Am Ignorant, That Don't Come Within My Ken And A Rationale, A Reason, And Argument And So On, And I Can't Do That And I'm Not In That Bracket At All.

Well, You Cannot Think Of Cinema Now, And You Cannot Think Of Cinema In The Uk And Not Place Chaplin In The Most Extraordinary Elevated Context, If There Can Be Such A Thing, In That He Was A Genius, He Was Unique.

And That Is How I Employ My Time In Cinema, Saying Things About People Who I Think Have Touched Us In Terms Of Our Value Judgement And By Example.