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67 quotes by Danny Boyle

Daniel "Danny" Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English film director, producer, screenwriter and theatre director, known for his work on films such as Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours. Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won 8, including the Academy Award for Best Director. Boyle was presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking...
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It's not so much what you learn about Mumbai, it's what you learn about yourself, really. It's a funny old hippie thing, but it's... →

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It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.

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That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency... →

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To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push... →

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Celluloid will be the next decade's black and white.

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I want people to leave the cinema feeling that something's been confirmed for them about life.

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I've never done a film before where every single person in the audience knows the ending. I mean suspense, twists are almost impossible these... →

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Brian Cox is the nicest guy, but he's so arrogant.

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I don't want to make pompous, serious films; I like films that have a kind of vivacity about them.

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One of Dickens' biggest influences was the growth of London as a Victorian city, and the extremes being created as it expanded.

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The extraordinary thing about India is that it's such a family place. It's full of families everywhere.

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Although I behave in a quite reserved way in my personal life, give me a stage and I'll be as flamboyant as I can.

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I grew up in a city, I'm a city person - I go on holiday and I'm bored.

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