“I heard about the project over a year before we began. My American agent said, 'Oh, you might want to read 'In Cold Blood' because they're talking about you for Capote, but the script's with Johnny Depp and Sean Penn at the moment.' So, these things take their time to dribble down the food chain.”

“I've learned that when someone does something very kind and refuses payment, giving them an engraved Swiss Army knife is never refused!”