Film Is A Visceral Experience So I

A War Film Can Be Propaganda And They're Very Valuable As Propaganda, As We Realized In Britain In The Second World War. Film As Propaganda Is A Very Valuable Tool. It Can Also Demonize, Which Is The Dangerous Side Of A War Film As Propaganda. But There Are War Films That Are Not Propaganda. It's Just Saying 'this Is What It's Like.' For 99 Percent Of Us We Don't Know What It's Like. We Have No Idea. So To Reveal That To The Audience Is Powerful.

They’re Called Action Scenes Because They Do The Acting For You. You Don’t Have To Act In Action Scenes.

I Don't Get To Play The Same Role Over And Over In Different Movies. The Roles That I Get To Play Are Quite Varied, Which Is Great.

When I Was Making Films [early In My Career] There Were Very, Very Few Female Directors, And There Were Certainly No Women On Set, Which Made Taking One's Clothes Off All The More Difficult.

When I Came Into The Acting Profession, It Was Quite Hierarchical. You Didn't Sit At The Same Table As The Leading Actor. Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud... These Were Very, Very Intimidating And Powerful People.