Given the choice of Hollywood or poking steel pins in my eyes, I'd prefer steel pins. Mike Leigh choiceeyehollywood Change image and share on social
I think Michael Caine is a perfectly good actor but it's obvious he's not going to be in one of my films. Mike Leigh actorcainefilm Change image and share on social
I think it's important that nobody forgets that although Hollywood commercially dominates the world cinema, in fact what comes out of the filmmaking here is only a tiny slice out of the massive amount of operation that goes on around the world. Mike Leigh amountcinemacommercially share on social
I'm developing the stuff all the time. There's a film in my head. I'm imagining a film. Mike Leigh developfilmhead Change image and share on social
My work requires acting at its most committed - it demands actors of enormous resilience, but also intelligence and wit. It doesn't work for narcissistic or selfish actors. Mike Leigh actactorcommit Change image and share on social
But films should be voyeuristic. What else is a film if you're not snooping into somebody else's lives? Mike Leigh filmlivesnoop Change image and share on social
Film-makers should remain true to their principles and never compromise, there is a real revival in the British film industry but there is a danger that we will become colonial servants of Hollywood. We need to maintain our own integrity. Mike Leigh britishcolonialcompromise share on social
It creeps up on you and becomes an obsession. It comes out of watching a million movies. Mike Leigh creepmillionmovie Change image and share on social
Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable. Mike Leigh 19th20thcentury Change image and share on social
There are plenty of bad actors and there are plenty of bad directors. There are actors who will always be bad and there are good actors who you cry for because they're being badly directed or the material isn't good enough. Mike Leigh actorbadbadly share on social
