There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay.

I know I'm regarded as an establishment figure, but I was crucified by the establishment for 'Oh! What a Lovely War', 'Gandhi' and 'Cry Freedom.'

I just love biography, and I'm fascinated by people who have shifted our destinies or our points of view.

I like to make films about people who changed the lives of others and asserted human dignity.

I do care about style. I do care, but I only care about style that serves the subject.

And I believe we need heroes, I believe we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by.

My CV, as I've presented it, is exactly accurate.

I'm an athlete, but I'm not a runner. I'm 5-foot-8 and stocky - not exactly a runner's type.

LeBron knows exactly who he is.

We practise, we know exactly what we must do and we win.

Rock bands are not exactly magnets of functional people.

Cooking is exactly like making music.