I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well. Neil Jordan americancomfortablemake Change image and share on social
The most difficult thing is the organization of people and the expression of your intentions. It's very easy to have a picture in your head and to imagine that you've told everybody about what you need. Neil Jordan difficulteasyexpression share on social
It's hard to know whether certain characters come to life or not, they either come to have their own life or they don't. I've written many things in which the characters just remain inert. Neil Jordan characterhardhave Change image and share on social
I took two years away from making films to write a novel. Neil Jordan filmmakewrite Change image and share on social
The End of the Affair is almost like a play. Neil Jordan affairendplay Change image and share on social
Films have gotten leaner and leaner, cutting out all variations from the story line. Neil Jordan cutfilmlean Change image and share on social
Initially with The Butcher Boy, there was this kid growing up in this strange, weird environment that I remember from when I was a kid. And Patrick's vision was so complete there. Neil Jordan boybutchercomplete Change image and share on social
Never make a promise - you may have to keep it. Neil Jordan makepromise Change image and share on social
It's the opposite journey from what I've usually done with films. I find it very easy to go from, say, a lit, pleasurable environment, like what you see outside there, to a very dark place. But the opposite journey, which is what this movie takes, is much more complicated. Neil Jordan complicatedarkeasy share on social
I mean I grew up in Ireland, so one would have to be consciously blinkered not to have reflected on the issue of political violence because that was the story since I was 19 years old or 20. Neil Jordan blinkerconsciouslygrow Change image and share on social
