The British film industry has always tried to sell itself as something rather sophisticated. It’s almost as if it thinks it is by royal command. It has always tried to claim the high ground, not only over Hollywood but over the whole of humanity! – Peter Capaldi
I got nominated for my second film as best young director in the Aikido Film Festival in Japan. – Donnie Yen
We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance. – Martin Bashir
In a film, you have to externalize things that are internal and of course it becomes a debate about to what extent you do that. – Chris Terrio
If one horror film hits, everyone says, ‘Let’s go make a horror film.’ It’s the genre that never dies. – George A. Romero
I had acting teachers, and one of the things that was encouraged was to keep it fresh, to be spontaneous. That’s the magic of film often. – Matt Dillon
It’s weathered many a storm, but the British film industry is, thankfully, still afloat. – Peter Capaldi
I’m a bit of a geek, actually. So I always wanted my first film to be science fiction. – Duncan Jones
Albert Grossman called my office and spoke with my partner Richard Leacock and asked if we’d be interested in making a film with his client, Bob Dylan. – D. A. Pennebaker
That’s what I wanted to do… I wanted to make a great film that just happened to be based on a video game. – Duncan Jones
I went see the horror thriller, Hannibal. I am a massive fan of Anthony Hopkins. He is superb in the film. – David Ginola
I would’ve been intrigued by being a film director. I would’ve been intrigued by politics. I thought about architecture. – Charlie Rose
I watch ‘Goodfellas,’ and suddenly it frees me up entirely; it reminds me of what great film directing is all about. – Peter Jackson
