Danny Boyle

My dad was a labourer and my mum had exactly the same job as Noel Gallagher's mum - she was a dinner lady at our local school. Everyone comes over from Ireland and they get the same jobs. ”

I made this film 'The Beach,' which didn't take place in a city, and it didn't really suit me. ”

I've always wanted to do a space movie. ”

It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations. ”

Always changing genres, making very different films is a good idea. It's a way of making yourself feel vulnerable again, getting back to that innocence. As is working within a circumspect budget. ”

I have this theory that your first film is always your best film in some way. I always try to get back to that moment when you're not relying on things you've done before. ”

To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push very hard to get something unusual, something different. ”

There's lots of things that can be solved with cash. ”

Brian Cox is the nicest guy, but he's so arrogant. ”

When they're good, there is nothing like a big film. ”