It's Whether They Have A Vision And

Sometimes To Think About Why Some Institutions Are Stable, It's Interesting To Go One Generation Back And Look At The Author Of That Stability.

One Of My Grandfathers, Actually, Having Gone Out There As A Minister, Decided He Would Better Serve The People As A Doctor. So At A Very Late Age - At The Age Of 38 In Fact - He Changed Course And Decided To Become A Doctor.

It's Whether They Have A Vision And Whether They're Able To Communicate It. The Best Director Is Just Someone Who Gets Over-excited About Doing It - They Don't Even Have To Know Much About Camera Or Acting.

I Do Think A Good Story In A Novel Is Fair Game And There's Nothing Wrong With Adapting That. It Sometimes Gets A Bit Facile Where They Think: "let's Get The Next Best-seller And See If We Can Turn It Into A Film."

Whenever You Take On Playing A Villain, He Has To Cease To Be A Villain To You. If You Judge This Man By His Time, He's Doing Very Little Wrong.