I've always been completely autocratic. I've never learned to be diplomatic or democratic.
From Alan Parker
Period recreation is very difficult unless you make a black-and-white movie.
Rain is also very difficult to film, particularly in Ireland because it's quite fine, so fine that the Irish don't even acknowledge that it exists.
Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.
A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.
The films that I do tend to polarise people's views.
Making a film is so hard that if you don't have your main actors going along with the ride with the rest of the crew it can make your life very difficult.
I'm a pluralist. I've always argued that as many different films as possible should be made.
I turn on the TV sometimes, start watching something and think: 'This seems quite good, a bit familiar.' Then I realise... It's one of my movies. It's a pretty odd feeling.
I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.
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