And I think I often choose to do something because it's quite different from what I've done before.

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The End of the Affair is almost like a play.

The End of the Affair is almost like a play.

It's nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put...

It's nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put...

It's hard to know whether certain characters come to life or not, they either come...

It's hard to know whether certain characters come to life or not, they either come...

It's the opposite journey from what I've usually done with films. I find it very...

It's the opposite journey from what I've usually done with films. I find it very...

I've also worked hard portraying an Ireland which is fast disappearing. Ireland was a very...

I've also worked hard portraying an Ireland which is fast disappearing. Ireland was a very...

It's the same thing in a way, although writing a book is a very solitary...

It's the same thing in a way, although writing a book is a very solitary...

Films have gotten leaner and leaner, cutting out all variations from the story line.

Films have gotten leaner and leaner, cutting out all variations from the story line.

The Company of Wolves is about how society teaches young women to look at themselves,...

The Company of Wolves is about how society teaches young women to look at themselves,...

No, I just thought of a story and wrote down what I saw. It was...

No, I just thought of a story and wrote down what I saw. It was...

Well, Company of Wolves was about that literally, about fairy tales.

Well, Company of Wolves was about that literally, about fairy tales.

There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already...

There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already...

I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well.

I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well.

I mean I grew up in Ireland, so one would have to be consciously blinkered...

I mean I grew up in Ireland, so one would have to be consciously blinkered...

But everyone gets burnt, don't they? Certain things are outside of your control. I suppose...

But everyone gets burnt, don't they? Certain things are outside of your control. I suppose...

Well, I suppose I'm interested in ways of storytelling and in stories that are about...

Well, I suppose I'm interested in ways of storytelling and in stories that are about...

Why should a horror film be just a horror film? To me, The Company of...

Why should a horror film be just a horror film? To me, The Company of...

My conception of it was that in a normal film you have a story with...

My conception of it was that in a normal film you have a story with...

It is extremely difficult to get movies that cost more than $40 million to be...

It is extremely difficult to get movies that cost more than $40 million to be...

I've had three novels published, and I was working a little bit in theater in...

I've had three novels published, and I was working a little bit in theater in...

I do enjoy working with writers.

I do enjoy working with writers.