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I don't think I've ever come to terms with not having had a father around, and that's why I made so many mistakes with men.

I did not have a father. It was my mom who chose to be alone. She felt that she would be better off by herself with me after I was born.

It's become a habit to make films where the father is absent. My father impresses me, but the father figure does not.

If I could change anything, I would definitely have had a father around. My father. I would definitely say it affected me deeply as a young man, coming up. Who doesn't want a father? Those are the beginnings, and those are what can dictate the roads you choose in life, and choosing them well.

If there's no relationship with a father who's absent, nobody talks about it.

While I didn't have a father around, I did have - and what I want my children to both experience - the ability to explore, experiment and enjoy life as a kid.

I was quite able at the insignificant work I did in MI6, but absolutely dysfunctional in my domestic life. I had no experience of fatherhood. I had no example of marital bliss or the family unit.

Sometimes, because of my success, I am afraid that I was not a good father. With the first two I was too strong, and with the other three I was too weak.

Some men don't have the opportunity to be the type of father they need to be, and I hope my example teaches them to step up.

Anyone who reads my work will see that there are often difficult relationships between fathers and sons.