Life is about luck and it's about circumstances and socioeconomic conditions and all the rest of it, but you know, you can also make choices. It's about spirit and generosity and all the other things, too. Mike Leigh choicecircumstancecondition share on social
There's a constant drip and trickle of life that goes into one's awareness really and consciousness of things. Mike Leigh awarenessconsciousnessconstant 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
I've long since stopped worrying about how I'm portrayed in the press because ultimately it's not that important. Everyone who knows me knows I do what I do with the greatest integrity. Mike Leigh greathaveimportant Change image and share on social
I feel very much ideologically, politically if you like, and emotionally part of the European cinema. Mike Leigh cinemaemotionallyeuropean Change image and share on social
My work is about life as you and I experience it. You're either lucky or you're not lucky; either your relationship works or it doesn't. Mike Leigh experiencelifelucky 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
I try and create for the audience something that relates to real-life experience. Mike Leigh audiencecreateexperience Change image and share on social
I've walked out of films. But for every film I've ever walked out of, I've probably walked out of 500 plays. Mike Leigh filmhaveplay Change image and share on social
But actually I make films that I think are extremely sophisticated and cinematic. Mike Leigh cinematicextremelyfilm Change image and share on social
