I like to think of film-making not just as an act of personal self-aggrandisement but rather as an act of public service.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm not eager at all to present my life out there for public consumption. I like to do one or two films a year and then do what is absolutely obligatory in terms of promoting them. My life outside of films is vital to me.
I feel I have a political duty to reach out to the general public. I want to make films that the people want to see. So if the people want to see Johnny Depp or Tom Cruise, then it is really my job to incorporate them into my films.
I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker.
I never think about what others are doing. I do a film for myself, not others.
Sometimes, I feel promoting a film is a more difficult task than acting!
I'm certainly not who people think I am. I always do whatever I want to do, and my films are personal to me.
The filmmaking process is a very personal one to me, I mean it really is a personal kind of communication. It's not as though its a study of fear or any of that stuff.
If you stay true to your ideas, film-making becomes an inside-out, honest kind of process.
When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. If I wanted to do that, I'd make documentaries.
You know, honestly, acting in film is remarkably independent. You're doing your thing and someone else is doing their thing.