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

Quote by Neil Jordan

Topics: Neil Jordan Quotes

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

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

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

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

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 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'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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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'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.

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'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...

The End of the Affair is almost like a play.

The End of the Affair is almost like a play.

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....