Film is not a national business. It's international. And its centre will always be Hollywood.

Apart from 'Stoned,' I can't think of a film that's made me think, 'Blimey, that should have been at Cannes.'

It's fantastic to see 'Les Miserables' become the top-grossing film at the U.K. box office.

The film industry is one of the most resilient industries ever. I would think Hollywood will come back. In the meantime, I would hope the film industry would be helpful and supportive to the people of Louisiana, given how supportive Louisiana has been to the film industry.

When you watch a Coen brothers movie, it is always so certain about what it is trying to portray. That is their strength. The minute they write a word, they know how it will look on-screen. They are very purposeful, with no kind of mistakes.

Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are the people I look up to. They are quality film-makers making interesting, controversial, ground-breaking movies with very little eye on the marketplace.