“I had no special effects, no monsters running around, nothing blew up;...” — Stephen Hopkins Quote

“I had no special effects, no monsters running around, nothing blew up; those things are all things I've done so many times that they lose their allure after a while.”

“Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys.”

“I wanted to make a film that was sophisticated and emotional, but for a wider audience.”

“There's a character I played in 'Love in a Cold Climate' - very like my mother. I asked if I could wear a man's shoes and hat to feed the chickens: all things from her. In fact, every part I play has got an enormous amount of her in it.”

“Look thy last on all things lovely, Every hour - let no night Seal thy sense in deathly slumber Till to delight Thou hast paid thy utmost blessing.”

“Fairy tales are stories of triumph and transformation and true love, all things I fervently believe in.”