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

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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...

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...

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.

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 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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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....