Andrea Arnold, OBE (born 5 April 1961) is an English filmmaker and former actress, who made her feature film directorial debut in 2006 with Red Road. Read full biography of Andrea Arnold →
I don't want to think too much about me.
I find it kind of weird that directors want to put themselves in their films.
I hear filmmakers saying, 'I wanted to make to make a film about this issue, or this theme,' but I never start like that.
I never write with an actor in mind - never.
I normally go with the flow.
I try and be truthful.
I want to try and be instinctive as a writer and director.
I was 18 when I got my first TV job.
I was never that comfortable in front of the camera, it always terrified me.
I wonder whether my bleak-o-meter is set differently from other people's.
I'm fascinated with what an audience will take away from an image.
I'm lucky.
I'm much happier behind the camera.
Andrea Arnold, OBE (born 5 April 1961) is an English filmmaker and former actress, who made her feature film directorial debut in 2006 with Red Road.