 How people are around a director, it really does affect everything, every detail of the life of the movie. |
| I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed of determination in me that I was not conscious of. I was mostly consciously getting into trouble and drunk. |
| I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to some people. |
| I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do. |
| If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they might hang on. It's dreadful. |
| At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do. |
| My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot. |
| Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from. |
| I hate wasting people's time. |
| There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment. |
| I'm very often still very much alive for that other being and that other world long after the film is finished. |
| I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live in a quiet place. I do not live as a hermit, though other people would prefer it if I did. |
| The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot. |
| I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never obscured by the part of me that does the work myself. I just love going to the movies. |
| Everybody has to know for themselves what they're capable of. |
| There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work, and knowing that you're not a true ally to the person who's in charge of all that. |
| You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another. |
| I find it easier to work when it's quiet. |
| When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may be a complete delusion, but it's the one that I need to get out of bed and go about my business. That sense that I can't avoid this thing. I better just get on with it. |
| Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing. |
