Sometimes you have to confront your demons and sometimes even let them loose to genuinely find a place where you can gain some understanding. Peter Mullan confrontdemonfind Change image and share on social
I don't like the way some actors, when playing a nasty character, will try to grab hold of something good about them. Peter Mullan actorcharactergood Change image and share on social
I'm not a career filmmaker. I just like to do things that I still kind of believe in and because of that you just never know what's going to happen next. It doesn't matter if it's been a good year or a bad year: next year, there's no telling what it will be like. Peter Mullan badcareerfilmmaker share on social
A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy. Peter Mullan actordirectorfallacy Change image and share on social
Watching people just look out for themselves, I think, is extremely interesting. It goes right back to something like 'The Beggar's Opera' - the underbelly of society, how it operates, and how that reflects their so-called betters. Peter Mullan backbeggarbetter share on social
I wanted to dismantle the bollocks that there's a military structure to a gang, with a leader, second leader, the good looking one, first babe, second babe. It's far more arbitrary than that and their values shouldn't be romanticised. They aren't something you want to sign up to. Peter Mullan arbitrarybabebollock share on social
If I'm at home on my own and the writing isn't going well, I clean my house. And there have been times in the past few years when my house has looked really clean. Peter Mullan cleanhomehouse Change image and share on social
In the acting game, you spend a long time fighting against what the director perceives you to be. And half the time the directors don't know. Peter Mullan actdirectorfight Change image and share on social
No hard guy's not scared when another hard guy's knife is coming at you. You're scared, obviously, but you've to act less scared than he is. It's who is going to act less scared. Peter Mullan actcomeguy Change image and share on social
In Scotland, we're a colony in more ways than one. So when directors come up to work, there's a very particular way they want Scotland to look like and to behave like. Peter Mullan behavecolonydirector Change image and share on social