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Mike Leigh Quotes

It creeps up on you and becomes an obsession. It comes out of watching a million movies Picture Quote #1

The main problem is that the Hollywood system has already made the film before the director shoots a single frame Picture Quote #1

Some of my favorite movies are Hollywood movies. Hollywood is part of the cinematic spectrum. I nurture a healthy love-hate relationship with Hollywood Picture Quote #1

My work is about life as you and I experience it. You’re either lucky or you’re not lucky; either your relationship works or it doesn’t Picture Quote #1

I wonder if I would have been capable of producing anything if I worked in a more conventional way with a prewritten script, because I’m of the procrastinator class Picture Quote #1

The problem with the British film industry is the nervousness and insecurity about - and genuflection toward - Los Angeles Picture Quote #1

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One of the reasons the whole Hollywood way of making films wouldn’t work for me is because the way I operate would be anathema to anyone who wants to hold a job down in Beverly Hills Picture Quote #1

The kind of acting that’s wholly literary or cerebral is wrong. It’s useless for me to have actors so much in their heads that they can’t be organic Picture Quote #1

The notion that acting is simply about intuitively responding to situations the way you feel couldn’t be farther away from how I ask actors to work Picture Quote #1

My work requires acting at its most committed - it demands actors of enormous resilience, but also intelligence and wit. It doesn’t work for narcissistic or selfish actors Picture Quote #1

Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable Picture Quote #1

I’m old enough to have friends and contemporaries who have long since retired, and that’s their prerogative - enough is enough; it doesn’t mean a thing to me. But I haven’t got any money, so, you know, I just keep on working Picture Quote #1

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The whole thing about making films in an organic film on location is that it’s not all about characters, relationships and themes, it’s also about place and the poetry of place. It’s about the spirit of what you find, the accidents of what you stumble across Picture Quote #1

Film-makers should remain true to their principles and never compromise, there is a real revival in the British film industry but there is a danger that we will become colonial servants of Hollywood. We need to maintain our own integrity Picture Quote #1

But films should be voyeuristic. What else is a film if you’re not snooping into somebody else’s lives? Picture Quote #1

But actually I make films that I think are extremely sophisticated and cinematic Picture Quote #1

The good thing from my perspective is that nobody puts any pressure on me to say what it’s going to be. The backers accept that they don’t know what they are going to get Picture Quote #1

You will find hardly any improvising on camera anywhere in my films. It’s very structured, but it’s all worked out from elaborate improvisations over a long period, as you know Picture Quote #1

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There are plenty of bad actors and there are plenty of bad directors. There are actors who will always be bad and there are good actors who you cry for because they’re being badly directed or the material isn’t good enough Picture Quote #1

I’ve long since stopped worrying about how I’m portrayed in the press because ultimately it’s not that important. Everyone who knows me knows I do what I do with the greatest integrity Picture Quote #1

I mean, artistic processes are all about making choices all the time, and the very act of making a choice is the distilling down and the getting to the core of what it is that you care about and what you want to say, really Picture Quote #1

My work is about life as you and I experience it. You’re either lucky or you’re not lucky; either your relationship works or it doesn’t Picture Quote #1

It’s an unhealthy habit to say that life is what you make of it, and if you want to be happy, then you can be happy. That’s just rubbish, basically Picture Quote #1

I’ve walked out of films. But for every film I’ve ever walked out of, I’ve probably walked out of 500 plays Picture Quote #1

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I’m developing the stuff all the time. There’s a film in my head. I’m imagining a film Picture Quote #1

I hope I make films where you walk away... with work to do, arguments to have, things to worry about, things to care about. In that sense, I would regard what I do as political Picture Quote #1

Resolve was never stronger than in the morning, after the night, when it was never weaker Picture Quote #1

There’s a constant drip and trickle of life that goes into one’s awareness really and consciousness of things Picture Quote #1

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It creeps up on you and becomes an obsession. It comes out of watching a million movies (Mike Leigh Quotes) The main problem is that the Hollywood system has already made the film before the director shoots a single frame. (Mike Leigh Quotes) Some of my favorite movies are Hollywood movies. Hollywood is part of the cinematic spectrum. I nurture a healthy love-hate relationship with Hollywood. (Mike Leigh Quotes) My work is about life as you and I experience it. You’re either lucky or you’re not lucky; either your relationship works or it doesn’t. (Mike Leigh Quotes) I wonder if I would have been capable of producing anything if I worked in a more conventional way with a prewritten script, because I’m of the procrastinator class. (Mike Leigh Quotes) The problem with the British film industry is the nervousness and insecurity about - and genuflection toward - Los Angeles. (Mike Leigh Quotes) One of the reasons the whole Hollywood way of making films wouldn’t work for me is because the way I operate would be anathema to anyone who wants to hold a job down in Beverly Hills. (Mike Leigh Quotes) The kind of acting that’s wholly literary or cerebral is wrong. It’s useless for me to have actors so much in their heads that they can’t be organic (Mike Leigh Quotes) The notion that acting is simply about intuitively responding to situations the way you feel couldn’t be farther away from how I ask actors to work (Mike Leigh Quotes) My work requires acting at its most committed - it demands actors of enormous resilience, but also intelligence and wit. It doesn’t work for narcissistic or selfish actors (Mike Leigh Quotes) Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable (Mike Leigh Quotes) I’m old enough to have friends and contemporaries who have long since retired, and that’s their prerogative - enough is enough; it doesn’t mean a thing to me. But I haven’t got any money, so, you know, I just keep on working (Mike Leigh Quotes) The whole thing about making films in an organic film on location is that it’s not all about characters, relationships and themes, it’s also about place and the poetry of place. It’s about the spirit of what you find, the accidents of what you stumble across (Mike Leigh Quotes) Film-makers should remain true to their principles and never compromise, there is a real revival in the British film industry but there is a danger that we will become colonial servants of Hollywood. We need to maintain our own integrity (Mike Leigh Quotes) But films should be voyeuristic. What else is a film if you’re not snooping into somebody else’s lives? (Mike Leigh Quotes) But actually I make films that I think are extremely sophisticated and cinematic (Mike Leigh Quotes) The good thing from my perspective is that nobody puts any pressure on me to say what it’s going to be. The backers accept that they don’t know what they are going to get (Mike Leigh Quotes) You will find hardly any improvising on camera anywhere in my films. It’s very structured, but it’s all worked out from elaborate improvisations over a long period, as you know (Mike Leigh Quotes) There are plenty of bad actors and there are plenty of bad directors. There are actors who will always be bad and there are good actors who you cry for because they’re being badly directed or the material isn’t good enough (Mike Leigh Quotes) I’ve long since stopped worrying about how I’m portrayed in the press because ultimately it’s not that important. Everyone who knows me knows I do what I do with the greatest integrity (Mike Leigh Quotes) I mean, artistic processes are all about making choices all the time, and the very act of making a choice is the distilling down and the getting to the core of what it is that you care about and what you want to say, really (Mike Leigh Quotes) My work is about life as you and I experience it. You’re either lucky or you’re not lucky; either your relationship works or it doesn’t (Mike Leigh Quotes) It’s an unhealthy habit to say that life is what you make of it, and if you want to be happy, then you can be happy. That’s just rubbish, basically (Mike Leigh Quotes) I’ve walked out of films. But for every film I’ve ever walked out of, I’ve probably walked out of 500 plays (Mike Leigh Quotes) I’m developing the stuff all the time. There’s a film in my head. I’m imagining a film (Mike Leigh Quotes) I hope I make films where you walk away... with work to do, arguments to have, things to worry about, things to care about. In that sense, I would regard what I do as political (Mike Leigh Quotes) Resolve was never stronger than in the morning, after the night, when it was never weaker (Mike Leigh Quotes) There’s a constant drip and trickle of life that goes into one’s awareness really and consciousness of things (Mike Leigh Quotes)