I read 'The Good Soldier' by Ford Madox Ford again every so often.

Just as the best way to judge an adult is by his or her record collection, the best way to judge a pub is by the albums on its jukebox.

There's never a bad time to put earplugs in. They're the kind of thing you can reject as a bit lame, but somebody told me to do start wearing earplugs and it turned out to be great advice.

Every fact in my films is true. And yet how often do I have to read over and over again about supposed falsehoods?

Ford Maddox Ford's 'The Good Soldier' is my favourite novel. I first read it in the 1950s and have read it about 20 times since. It's possibly the best-constructed book in the English language.

I take a hiatus every now and again, but I'm not good at that.