I've had three novels published, and I was working a little bit in theater in Ireland. I wrote one film script just to see what it would turn out like. Neil Jordan bitefilmhave Change image and share on social
For me now, it's about what you would write and what you wouldn't write, and that's how I select what I am going to do. It can be quite nice being brought a concept by a studio for me to work on. Neil Jordan bringconceptnice 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
I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well. Neil Jordan americancomfortablemake Change image and share on social
In Dreams... well, I was slightly overcompensating with that. I was a bit like a director for hire, so maybe I was putting too much imagery that was familiar to me into it. Neil Jordan bitedirectordream Change image and 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
When you've written a movie, you then get together with a whole lot of people and make it. In many ways, I think it is far nicer to be with people rather than being completely solitary. Neil Jordan completelyhavelot 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