‘I didn’t want to lose my subjectivity and my objectivity about my work,’ he says. ‘I’m not looking for a career. And I don’t need to be regarded. I’m not Harmony Korine [Gummo] or Paul Anderson [Boogie Nights] or Darren Aronofsky [Pi, Requiem For A Dream], who are already working on their chapter in the history of film books. I have the capacity to do lots of different things. I don’t feel that I need to repeat myself like that.’