I kind of call myself an atheist, I suppose – although quite a spiritual atheist, I hope. – Danny Boyle
I like action movies, even though I think action movies are kind of derided now. But there is something extraordinary about action movies, which is absolutely linked to the invention of cinema and what cinema is and why we love it. – Danny Boyle
Movies about space raise those questions of what were doing here, and that inevitably introduces a spiritual dimension. – Danny Boyle
A lot of film directors are quite scared of actors. They are a bit of a nightmare sometimes, but I like them. It looks like cunning, but you try to get extra things from them all the time, by stealth, by making them feel confident, so they trust you and you can push a bit. – Danny Boyle