But when I collaborate on films, I usually have absolutely nothing to do with the visuals.
Occasionally, when I collaborate with someone we will go to a studio, just so it's not so cramped.
When speaking about the collaboration with Jadiel she said it was a decision she made with her heart: "When I collaborate with colleagues, I don't care who is a hit on the radio and who isn't".
Even when I collaborate, to some degree, I kind of come in with the start of an idea and I'll work with another artist on that, or I'll bring them a song.
It was very interesting for me to learn that and I learned a lot from that as I do when I collaborate with anyone who's been doing it for a long time.
When Howard Goodall and I collaborated on a musical of Wuthering Heights in the 1980s, four other versions were doing the rounds; Tim Rice's Heathcliff, starring Cliff Richard (a spectacular piece of miscasting), was the one that got staged.
I am a visionary and I can make things happen but I can only do that when I'm collaborating with others, using their strengths to complement mine.
So whether I'm directing, or doing an art show, or acting in a film, I am most inspired when I am collaborating with someone.
A lot's made of my intent when I'm collaborating.
That's when I started collaborating and teaming up with artists like The Bloody Beetroots.
Last year when he, Neil Gaiman and I collaborated, despite his illness Terry was very lucid about the areas where we should not compromise.
