Well, there are three different processes of making a film, of course. They're sort of re-written three times. You write it to start with, and then you shoot it and you re-write it while shooting and you sort of re-write it as you edit. Stephen Daldry editfilmmake share on social
The truth of the matter is, every film is imperfect. It's the nature of the beast. One of the things that people ask me all the time is, what's the difference between theater and film, and one of the biggest differences is, in the theater you always get another go. Stephen Daldry beastbigdifference share on social
I have never been motivated by money in my life. You can't make choices based on what the financial return might be. Stephen Daldry basechoicefinancial Change image and share on social
I've never been to Hollywood. I can count the number of times I've been to Los Angeles on my hands. I've never made a movie there and I've never been there for working reasons. The only reason to go there is for silly awards shows. Stephen Daldry angelesawardcount share on social
As soon as I know how to do something, I usually get bored with it. Stephen Daldry bore Change image and share on social
You go through a process of refinement and getting rid of the excesses of your early youth in terms of your excitement about what theatre can do. Stephen Daldry earlyexcessexcitement Change image and share on social
England is strictly class-based. What's surprising is how many films are still made with a load of people in silly frocks running around gardens and talking in middle-class accents. Stephen Daldry accentbaseclass Change image and share on social
I think it's absolutely fascinating that in Berlin the parliament can discuss actively the role of their soldiers in Afghanistan because is it still possible, literally, for a German soldier to take up arms. Stephen Daldry absolutelyactivelyafghanistan share on social
One of the great joys of my job is that you spend a huge amount of time investigating different areas of literature. Stephen Daldry amountareagreat Change image and share on social
There are a few writers that one has a relationship with that means, basically, you do whatever they say. One is Caryl Churchill, and the other is David Hare. Stephen Daldry basicallycarylchurchill Change image and share on social
