"I wanted to write about the Windrush generation because their story is part of British history, but it's a story that hasn't been told enough."

The best way to create interest in a subject is to render it worth knowing, which means to make the knowledge usable.

文学是一种表达，是对内心的探索。

"The most important thing in a film is the emotion it conveys."

The key to success is to find patterns where others see randomness.

译文：读书人读书，第一要有志向，第二要有见识，第三要有恒心。有了志向就不会甘心处于平庸的地位;有了见识就知道学问是没有尽头的，不敢因为有了一点收获就自我满足;有了恒心就绝对没有办不成的事情。这三种品质缺一不可。

最好的表演是本能的。它不是智力的，不是机械的，它是本能的。

如果你想拥有从未拥有的东西，就必须愿意做从未做过的事。