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

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The End of the Affair is almost like a play.

The End of the Affair is almost like a play.

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 do enjoy working with writers.

I do enjoy working with writers.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

The most difficult thing is the organization of people and the expression of your intentions....

The most difficult thing is the organization of people and the expression of your intentions....

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.

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.