My films often have a spiritual dimension which comes from my Muslim background, and I'm happy to tackle that in cinema.
From Asif Kapadia
As a kid, I thought movies were boring. My parents would hire VHS recorders for the weekend and watch Bollywood movies. I'd get bored and go out to Stoke Newington common to play football.
I lived in Camden, Primrose Hill and Kentish Town for 10 years.
The subjects have to come with questions for me. I don't make films where I'm a massive fan.
On 'Senna,' it got to the point where there was so much footage that our first editor had the wild suggestion that we only use the archive.
I worked in TV for a short time and couldn't stand the fact that we'd always be filming someone talking, just giving information.
We were working on 'Senna' for a long time before we were fully financed, so we didn't actually have an editor for a while.
We want to make movies for the big screen. We want people to go to the theater and feel like they're watching a movie.
For me, 'Amy' is a very dark film about love.
I like to make films where I learn along the way, like the audience.
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