- He met his second wife actress Maryam d'Abo when she came to see him about wanting to play the leading role of Jane in his film Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). She felt that he already had someone else in mind for the role, since Andie MacDowell played Jane in the finished film. Maryam didn't connect with him until 15 years later at a dinner party. They became involved and married four years later in 2003.
- Has directed 2 actors to Oscar nominations: Ian Holm (Best Supporting Actor, Chariots of Fire (1981)) and Ralph Richardson (Best Supporting Actor, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)).
- Member of the jury at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2008.
- He visited Argentina to be part of the member of jury in Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2005. (March 2005)
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