Have a go. Anybody can do it. Alan Parker More Quotes by Alan Parker More Quotes From Alan Parker Rain is also very difficult to film, particularly in Ireland because it's quite fine, so fine that the Irish don't even acknowledge that it exists. Alan Parker fine film rain I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies. Alan Parker helping people art A Great Movie Evolves when Everybody Has the Same Vision in Their Heads. Alan Parker movie vision inspiring Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons. Alan Parker death-penalty penalties reason I'm a pluralist. I've always argued that as many different films as possible should be made. Alan Parker film different made I was once described by one of my critics as an aesthetic fascist. Alan Parker aesthetic fascists critics Period recreation is very difficult unless you make a black and white movie. Alan Parker recreation black-and-white periods A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is. Alan Parker solitude editing directors I've always been completely autocratic. I've never learned to be diplomatic or democratic. Alan Parker diplomatic democratic I turn on the TV sometimes, start watching something and think: 'This seems quite good, a bit familiar.' Then I realise … It's one of my movies. It's a pretty odd feeling. Alan Parker tvs feelings thinking Film-making is a physically hard job. Alan Parker hard film jobs If you'd been where I'd been... if you'd seen the things I'd seen!... you... you'd be me... Or someone following me around. Alan Parker following ifs It doesn't matter what the technology is - no one will watch a Peter Greenaway film anyway. Alan Parker technology matter watches Well, if you ask any filmmaker how they got into it, everyone came a different route. Ive never actually watched another director work. Alan Parker filmmaker different directors I'm always afraid someone's going to tap me on the shoulder one day and say, 'Back to North London'. Alan Parker shoulders london one-day The films that I do tend to polarise people's views. Alan Parker film views people Most directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with. Alan Parker want directors people Making a film is so hard that if you don't have your main actors going along with the ride with the rest of the crew it can make your life very difficult. Alan Parker crew film actors
