Nick Love

“I've got a reputation for doing a certain type of film: lads' movies that glamorise violence. The more my reputation as a bad boy grows, the more my life moves away from that.”

“My mum is incredibly leftwing, and my dad was quite rightwing - no surprise they didn't stay together - and so I had two very conflicting political opinions as a child, neither of which I was interested in taking any notice of, being a sort of little reprobate.”

“In my real life I live in the countryside, I walk a lot, I shoot clay pigeons, I don't get involved in the film business or anything, and then in my cinematic life, I think I am drawn to the dark side.”

“I understand working-class culture, tribalism and the ethos of violence, so I make films about these things.”

“I'm a good little middle-class boy. I live in Gloucestershire or Kensington. I don't exist in the war zone, but it's certainly not far away. I grew up in an area where it is a war zone - south London.”

“There is no hiding the fact I'm an avid Millwall fan.”

“I don't want to die with regrets. I like living and experiencing and feeling the whole lot.”

“I do show violence as entertainment. Clearly, I'd be a liar if I said I didn't.”

“Two things revolutionised life: moving to the countryside and falling in love.”

“This sounds really hokey, but I think Buddhism is the only religion that is genuinely peaceful, so I'd try to promote it in a contemporary society.”

“I'm not making films for critics, I'm making films for people to go out and enjoy.”