Films take up so much time, and with theatre, you do have to plan a period of time that you can be free.
From Mike Figgis
It's difficult working with very rich actors, because inevitably they become a little spoilt, and the managers and agents tend to control things more than is healthy.
I would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of being able to move forward as a filmmaker.
But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking.
I am intrigued enough to want to continue, and also to try and work with companies like Sony on modifying the cameras and making them more user-friendly and efficient.
One of the things I love about cinema is the range.
I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.
There's nothing I've done which I'm ashamed of or I thought was actually bad.
Each film is different. Time Code was very quick - a matter of months. Miss Julie has been on my shelf as a script for some seven or eight years. But then the shooting process was very quick - 16 days.
I had no plans to be a director.
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