“It's an unhealthy habit to say that life is what you make of it, and if you want to be happy, then you can be happy. That's just rubbish, basically.” IfsWantLife IsHabitUnhealthyRubbishWant To Be Happy Author:Mike Leigh
“I mean, artistic processes are all about making choices all the time, and the very act of making a choice is the distilling down and the getting to the core of what it is that you care about and what you want to say, really.” WantMeanCareChoicesProcessDown AndWhat You WantCoreArtisticMaking ChoicesArtistic Process Author:Mike Leigh
“I really think people are greatly stimulated and enriched by experiencing in film just as we can from novels and other art, experiencing things that resonate with what our lives are about. I think people really want to know... want to share, want to have the stimulus to think and care about the way they live their lives, the way they relate to other people, their aspirations, their hopes, et cetera.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWantArtCareFilmNovelOur LivesShareRelateAspirationStimulusExperiencing Things Author:Mike Leigh
“I take no notice of the trends. It has never concerned me at all. My job is to deal with what I want to deal with and reach an audience by doing so.” WantJobsDealsAudienceConcernedTrends Author:Mike Leigh
“I know, that trends and all of those things and formulae that calculate what audiences want to see and what audiences don't want to see and various other demographic demarcations are the eccentric and ludicrous prerogative of Hollywood studios. But out there in the real world - by which I mean the rest of the world where we make truthful organic films, independent films unimpeded by interference - it's not about all those sort of calculating what is commercial. It's about wanting to say things and saying them in a way that will get through to people.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayWantMeanRealFilmAudienceHollywoodIndependentVariousStudiosTrendsReal WorldTruthfulEccentricInterferenceDemographicsIndependent FilmCalculatingPrerogativeHollywood Studios Author:Mike Leigh
“One of the reasons the whole Hollywood way of making films wouldn't work for me is because the way I operate would be anathema to anyone who wants to hold a job down in Beverly Hills.” WayWantReasonWholeWould BeJobsFilmHollywoodHillsBeverly HillsAnathema Author:Mike Leigh
“The delineation between the actor and his part is a practical matter. When the camera runs, you want the actor to be the character.” WantMatterCharacterRunningActorsCamerasPracticals Author:Mike Leigh
