And later I thought, I can't think how anyone can become a director without learning the craft of cinematography.

You make the movie through the cinematography - it sounds quite a simple idea, but it was like a huge revelation to me.

I was very glad later when I was directing that I wasn't in the hands of a cinematographer and hoping that he would do it well. I would know what he was doing, and we could discuss how that scene would look.

When I look around, I begin to understand what Socrates meant when he said, 'How much there is in the world I do not want.'

Don't you think it's something strange that you rarely look at yourself in the mirror, except to do things like stand and ponder? I mean, in Shakespeare's day, it was thought that the mirror would reveal something, that it is trying to tell you something - not just to tidy your hair, but something more.

I've used mirrors in a lot of movies. I think the mirror is an extraordinary thing, also the reflective, a reflection in water, etc.