Nothing Is Harder To Dramatize Than Happiness.

It's The Gloomy Things That Need Our Help, If Everything In The Garden Is Sunny, Why Meddle?

If You're In The Movie Or In Television, Your Failures Are Very Public, And So Are Your Successes. You Weigh Them Up Against Each Other, Really.

School Visits Are Something I Do Fairly Often: I Always Say To The Students That Somebody Has Got To End Up With The Interesting Careers, So Why Not Them?

If You Are Lucky, You Have Your Moment. But It Is Never More Than A Moment. You Have To Enjoy It While It Lasts.

Every Writer Has To Make An Emotional Journey From Artist Sitting In Attic To Being Part Of A Business. The Writer Of A Film Is Like Tinkerbell. You Are Only There Because People Believe In You. The Moment They Dont, Because Youre A Pain The Arse, Youve Lost.