There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point? Neil Jordan bookfilmgreat 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 can't do a film if I don't start with the writing. Neil Jordan filmstartwrite Change image and share on social
Well, Company of Wolves was about that literally, about fairy tales. Neil Jordan companyfairyliterally Change image and share on social
And I think I often choose to do something because it's quite different from what I've done before. Neil Jordan choosehave Change image and share on social
It is extremely difficult to get movies that cost more than $40 million to be made these days. Neil Jordan costdaydifficult Change image and share on social
Well, if you're talking about the current climate, there's a lack of content in American film because I think people are deeply confused about their emotions, and they don't regret certain aspects of their own foreign policy. Neil Jordan americanaspectclimate share on social
I've also worked hard portraying an Ireland which is fast disappearing. Ireland was a very depressed and difficult place in the 1980s, and I've tried to include that in the script. I worked really hard to find the heart of the book. Neil Jordan 1980sbookdepress 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 doesn't belong in any category, so it's difficult to prepare an audience for it. It's not a horror film, it's not a fantasy film, it's not a children's film - so what is it? Neil Jordan audiencebelongcategory Change image and share on social
