It's nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put at your disposal to make a film as long as it is the right thing to do.

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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....

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...

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.

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...

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...

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'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.

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...

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...

Well, if you're talking about the current climate, there's a lack of content in American...

Well, if you're talking about the current climate, there's a lack of content in American...

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.

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...

I do enjoy working with writers.

I do enjoy working with writers.

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

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

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

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

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...

Initially with The Butcher Boy, there was this kid growing up in this strange, weird...

Initially with The Butcher Boy, there was this kid growing up in this strange, weird...