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It's good to have a governing body to oversee matters in making of films, but you can't blame films for what is happening in society.

One person doesn't have to shoulder all the responsibility for why a film does or doesn't do well.

Filmmaking is a business and at the bottom line people who don't make fiscally responsible decisions end up going into another line of work.

As intelligent and responsible filmmakers, working in a free society, we have a duty to ensure that our chosen medium is a force for good. Especially in this ever-more complex and difficult world.

It's my responsibility to make the movie work with the schedule and money we have. It's my job to get the best movie we can do in the time we have.

And it's one reason why I don't go to a lot of movies - they're more and more dominated by corporate values and fiscal concerns as opposed to cinematic concerns.

I feel like there's such a responsibility, when you make a film, to enlighten people, to make them think, to make them laugh, or even just to be entertaining.

Young film makers should learn how to deal with the money and learn how to deal with the power structure. Because it is like a battle.

The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made - and that's a tricky balance.

Film-makers should remain true to their principles and never compromise, there is a real revival in the British film industry but there is a danger that we will become colonial servants of Hollywood. We need to maintain our own integrity.