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
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
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
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
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
My conception of it was that in a normal film you have a story with different movements that program, develop, go a little bit off the trunk, come back, and end. Neil Jordan backbiteconception 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
