No, I just thought of a story and wrote down what I saw. It was about two kids in Ireland who went around killing people. It was called Travelers, and it was made as an independent film. Neil Jordan callfilmindependent Change image and share on social
Why should a horror film be just a horror film? To me, The Company of Wolves is a fairy tale; it's got all those elements plus a lot more. And we know that fairy tales aren't innocent any more. Neil Jordan companyelementfairy Change image and share on social
It's the same thing in a way, although writing a book is a very solitary thing. Neil Jordan booksolitarything Change image and share on social
Well, I suppose I'm interested in ways of storytelling and in stories that are about storytelling. Neil Jordan intereststorystorytelling 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
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
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
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
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
