Andrew Haigh

I like going to a new environment with open eyes. ”

For me, it's very important that shows about gay people are messy and complicated and are truthful about what we do. ”

I don't believe in 'happy ever after' at all as a concept. ”

It fails everybody, pretty much, the American Dream, but people are driven by it. I don't think we're driven by the same sense of hope in Europe. We're driven by pessimism more. ”

With supporting roles, you just want really good actors that can make it bigger than what's there. ”

I always quite like the idea of casting against type when I'm looking for and trying to understand who a character is. ”

I was not a happy teenager in the slightest. ”

I think it is a burden... that we constantly realise that there isn't that much rhyme or reason to why something happens. If we think about that too much, it can make all of our decisions very stressful. ”

A lot of gay-themed films are terrible. And mainstream audiences and the press aren't interested, understandably. ”

I love the fact that James Ivory made films about Britain, made 'Howards End' and 'The Remains of the Day,' or that Paul Thomas Anderson made 'Phantom Thread.' They're about Britishness, but they're from an American perspective. And I actually think they're fantastic in the way that they understand Britishness. ”