“I couldn't survive just doing independent movies. And I'd rather do modelling than movies or TV I didn't like.”

“The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although it's also got the horror element.”

“Sure, 'Twilight' is really huge right now and everybody's freaking out over it, but it will go away soon and I will be back to doing what I'm used to doing: weird little movies that nobody sees.”

“So I know how I watch movies which is on my laptop, man. And that's how I suspect a lot of people do it.”

“But most good movies have a gun in them.”

“I love doing kind of more kiddish-oriented movies, but I also love doing adult things. And I think it's fun to do a mix.”

“All through my life what I've loved doing is watching movies. I love the escapism of film, I love stories. So it is incredible to be able to be in them as much as I am, to see them from the first stitch in a costume to the end product.”

“If you don't like my movies, don't watch them.”

“Movies are different from real life.”

“A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.”

“The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies.”

“I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me.”

“I love watching the Bond movies obviously and I grew up reading the books as a kid. I've always loved them because of that.”

“And if people come up and say they like the movies you're in, it's a great compliment.”

“Some of my foster families used to send me to the movies to get me out of the house and there I'd sit all day and way into the night. Up in front, there with the screen so big, a little kid all alone, and I loved it. I loved anything that moved up there and I didn't miss anything that happened and there was no popcorn either.”

“My movies are okay, but they're not my specials.”

“When people ask me what makes movies great, it's the material.”

“I was watching 'Up In The Air' and I thought, 'Jesus, who's the old gray-haired guy?' And it was me. I never wear makeup for movies and now it's starting to show.”

“I had a daughter who was 9 years old and I had the feeling I wasn't going to be a real parent if I didn't quit making movies for a while and spend time with her. I also felt that I'd made enough movies and said what I had to say at the time.”

“When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies.”

“I think movies are a director's medium in the end. Theater is the actor's medium. Theater is fast, and enjoyable, and truly rewarding. I believe in great live performance.”