I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well. Neil Jordan americancomfortablemake Change image and share on social
But everyone gets burnt, don't they? Certain things are outside of your control. I suppose the only thing you can learn as a director is to not put yourself into situations where it can get outside of your control. And that's what happened. Neil Jordan burncontroldirector share on social
The Company of Wolves is about how society teaches young women to look at themselves, and what to be afraid of. It's about a girl learning that the world of sensuality and the unknown is not to be feared, that it's worth getting your teeth into. Neil Jordan afraidcompanyfear 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
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
I took two years away from making films to write a novel. Neil Jordan filmmakewrite 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
The End of the Affair is almost like a play. Neil Jordan affairendplay 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