For me, the filmmaking has to be about the dramaturgy.

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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.

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...

When you've written a movie, you then get together with a whole lot of people...

When you've written a movie, you then get together with a whole lot of people...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Never make a promise - you may have to keep it.

Never make a promise - you may have to keep it.

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...

The End of the Affair is almost like a play.

The End of the Affair is almost like a play.

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...

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

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

For me now, it's about what you would write and what you wouldn't write, and...

For me now, it's about what you would write and what you wouldn't write, and...

I can't do a film if I don't start with the writing.

I can't do a film if I don't start with the writing.

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,...

The Company of Wolves doesn't belong in any category, so it's difficult to prepare an...

The Company of Wolves doesn't belong in any category, so it's difficult to prepare an...

I took two years away from making films to write a novel.

I took two years away from making films to write a novel.

In Dreams... well, I was slightly overcompensating with that. I was a bit like a...

In Dreams... well, I was slightly overcompensating with that. I was a bit like a...

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...

I do enjoy working with writers.

I do enjoy working with writers.