I love watching the Bond movies obviously and I grew up reading the books as a kid. I've always loved them because of that.
From Danny Boyle
The extraordinary thing about India is that it's such a family place. It's full of families everywhere.
People say you never remember anybody who dies in movies, and it's true, you don't. You don't even remember people who disappear.
As soon as you think you can do whatever you want and you have whatever great professional in the world waiting to work with you, then you are sunk.
The problem with being British... I don't know if it's me being British or being raised a strict Catholic, but you never really enjoy success.
I always think, when there's stuff that people don't like, I always say that if I have another success, I'll enjoy it more, but you don't really.
That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness, manners, civility. Anything. It's such a powerful force.
It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.
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 true as well. You find out a lot about yourself and your tolerance, and about your inclusiveness.
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 very hard to get something unusual, something different.
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