I Think England Has Served Me Very

There's A Paraphrase About Orson Welles Saying: "great Films Are Made By Great Directors And The Rest Are Made By Everyone Else." I've Been Very Lucky... Before I Start Insulting The Profession Of Directing, But I Think A Good Director Is Everything And A Bad Director Really Is Nothing At All.

In Filming You're Waiting. You're Waiting For Lights. You're Waiting For People Set Things Up. And When You're Not Waiting, You're Repeating. And Neither Is Conducive To Spontaneity, You Know. Comedy Makes You Very, Very Neurotic Because You Think, I - But Did I Nail It?

You Have To Be Ill If You Want To Get Better.

So, You Don't Have Laughs As A Reference Point Any More, It Becomes A Bit Of A Science After That. And The Last Thing, You Would Love To Be Able To Depend On A Sense Of Spontaneity, But Hours Of Waiting And Then Hours Of Repetition Are Not Conducive To Spontaneity So Those Are Your Obstacles. On The Other Hand It's A Lot Of Fun. Plunging Into A Bit Of Physical Comedy And Abandoning All Dignity, No One Can Really Hurt You Much After You Much After That, Once You've Done It.

But This Is Where You Get All The Market Research And Things Get In Danger Of Becoming Formulaic, And Where You Depend On Brands And Getting Recognised Actors. It's The Thing That Precludes Risk Very Often, Otherwise Everyone Would Be Avant-garde All Over The Place.