Alan Parker

I'm always afraid someone's going to tap me on the shoulder one day and say, 'Back to North London.' ”

I'm a pluralist. I've always argued that as many different films as possible should be made. ”

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. ”

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. ”

A great movie evolves when everybody has the same vision in their heads. ”

Period recreation is very difficult unless you make a black-and-white movie. ”

Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons. ”

A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is. ”

Film-making is a physically hard job. ”

Most directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with. ”