I think there were times when, if circumstances had developed, I might have been tempted into politics. I am a fan of Tony Blair. I think Gordon Brown is a fine man, but I think he's headed for one hell of a bloody struggle.

If someone says they're going to ring me at 10 o'clock and it's 10 past and they haven't rung, I'm irritated.

If someone does something in an entertainment/pop ambience, that person becomes someone who has an impact on the conduct and attitude of a huge number of people who peripherally come in contact with them.

I never want to make the kind of film whose impact ends when the audience leaves the cinema.

My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.

I think it is important that you have people from all different vanguards, from all different walks of society and different viewpoints to be focused on the struggle for equality and democracy. We need as many champions for the cause and as many events as possible to help keep this in focus.

Political organizations have slowly substituted themselves for the Churches as the places for believing practices. Politics has once again become religious.

The Bill of Rights is a remarkable document because it weaves into the fabric of our democracy the idea that government has a responsibility to protect individual liberty.