The more you keep costs down, the more freedom you have creatively.

There's so much competition for leisure time, more than ever.

You can't develop a great car and sell it as an independent. You can develop a great car and make a deal with Mercedes.

When you watch a Coen brothers movie, it is always so certain about what it is trying to portray. That is their strength. The minute they write a word, they know how it will look on-screen. They are very purposeful, with no kind of mistakes.

If there's a British film in the marketplace that is successful on a worldwide basis - whether it's 'A Room with a View,' 'Four Weddings' or 'The Full Monty' - money follows, and everyone tries to emulate that success.

Making movies is like herding cats.