“There are a few writers that one has a relationship with that means, b...” — Stephen Daldry Quote

There are a few writers that one has a relationship with that means, basically, you do whatever they say. One is Caryl Churchill, and the other is David Hare.

The great fun of doing new plays is that people have no idea what's going to happen next. That goes quite soon, as people start talking about it, and the only way you can keep hold of that is genuinely to keep changing it.

The really successful work in England tends to be working-class writers telling working-class stories. The film industry has been slow to wake up to that, for a variety of reasons. It still shocks me how few films are written or made in England about working-class life, given that those are the people who go to movies.

When I got married, my mother was very surprised. She said: 'What on earth is going on? I thought you were gay?'

I honestly don't think twice about a relationship with people who don't reciprocate respect.

My mother killed herself when I was 12. I won't complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her.

You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.

Some of the best scams that you get are the ones that pretend to come from friends of yours, because you can just say anything you want, because a scammer has no idea about your relationship with that person.