I used to live in Pillgwenlly, and there was this old Italian pizzeria that used to be there with a really amazing character who ran it. Asif Kapadia amazecharacteritalian Change image and share on social
My family didn't film anything. But then you look deeper and realize, maybe there are photographs, there are things. It's also context: You give something a context, and suddenly it becomes really deep or meaningful footage. Asif Kapadia contextdeepfamily share on social
We spent four days filming in a helicopter. I had never seen London from that viewpoint - you get a sense of how big it is and how easy it is to get lost. There was one day when we couldn't find Brick Lane: we spent 25 minutes looking and then realised it was directly below us. Asif Kapadia bigbrickday share on social
The worst thing ever for me is go see a movie, and the next day I go, 'What did I do last night? I have no memory of this $300 million movie I watched because I felt nothing.' Asif Kapadia baddayfelt Change image and share on social
As a filmmaker, you complete a film you have spent years obsessively making, and you know the release prints will never look quite the same; prints get scratched and dirty. Asif Kapadia completedirtyfilm Change image and share on social
For me, 'Amy' is a very dark film about love. Asif Kapadia amydarkfilm Change image and share on social
Weirdly enough, I live in London - was born there and have lived there all my life - but I hadn't made a film in London for a long time. I hadn't found the right subject. I liked going away, to some far flung place. Asif Kapadia bearfilmfind share on social
'Amy' is somewhere in the middle of authorized and unauthorized. Asif Kapadia amyauthorizemiddle Change image and share on social
The Monaco Grand Prix is in May right around the time of Cannes. Asif Kapadia cannesgrandmonaco Change image and share on social
I'm an ordinary Hackney boy, and I can talk to people. Asif Kapadia boyhackneyordinary Change image and share on social