I'm trying to get under people's skin in a way. I don't like films that go in one ear and out the other.
Julia Leigh
The whole thing about making films in an organic film on location is that it's not all about characters, relationships and themes, it's also... →
Mike Leigh
But actually I make films that I think are extremely sophisticated and cinematic.
But films should be voyeuristic. What else is a film if you're not snooping into somebody else's lives?
You will find hardly any improvising on camera anywhere in my films. It's very structured, but it's all worked out from elaborate... →
I think Michael Caine is a perfectly good actor but it's obvious he's not going to be in one of my films.
I've walked out of films. But for every film I've ever walked out of, I've probably walked out of 500 plays.
I don't go to the movies because I don't like films.
Donna Leon
They do put my films on TV from time to time. I don't go out of my way to watch them. But I'm now made to tape them for my daughter so that... →
Mark Lester
I get startled really easily, so I hate horror films. I have to close my eyes when I think something is going to make me jump, because I just scream.
Leigh Lezark