Author: Thomas Coll Archives: 07/2024

“The pressure on both of us was overwhelming.”

“I’ve gotten a few films made that probably wouldn’t have been made otherwise.”

“You just could see that there was nothing to hide.”

“I learned a lot about the media, that they can be rapacious.”

Including “the best movie that I’ve ever made.”

“It’s a wee bit long, but I’m still very proud of it.”

“I think that’s why it has so much power beyond what that kind of movie usually is.”

One of the all-time greats.

“He would ad-lib things that weren’t in the script but which were hilarious.”

“I really can’t think of a second that can even come into contention with it.”

“I wanted not to be that way.”

“They won’t chafe about having to do something unnatural.”