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My main aim has always been to do good quality films with roles that have some substance. With Power and Beauty there were loads of things that I liked about the movie, which made me opt for it.

I like films to be pure cinema, but I also like them to provide a snapshot of a family, a society or a character - something that can nourish you as a human being as well as an actor.

I'm much more experienced now, so I can find films that are interesting quicker and cut out the films that don't really matter. It means more to me now because my kids are going to see them, and I want them to be proud.

The privilege I've had over 15 movies over a very long time has been to make movies that were ambitious or grown-up, complex, that had themes in them that were sometimes political, sometimes challenging, to make these movies on a scale.

I don't make the best movies in the world, but at times, I do feel like I'm adding something to the cinematic community.

I'd like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie.

I have so much appreciation for movies because I understand how hard it is to make one.

I do a film if it interests me, has a connect with the audience and some entertainment value. The rest doesn't matter.

Yeah, I definitely wanted to do a kids' movie because I have a kid. I want to do things that my daughter can see soon - when she is old enough to know what a movie is.