“I think it’s important that nobody forgets that although Hollywood commercially dominates the world cinema, in fact what comes out of the filmmaking here is only a tiny slice out of the massive amount of operation that goes on around the world.” ThinkingWorldImportantFactsForgetGoes OnAmountHollywoodTinyAround The WorldOperationsCinemaMassiveFilmmaking Author:Mike Leigh
“Films are made all over the world all the time and only a thin slice of that product is Hollywood.” WorldMadeFilmProductsHollywood 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
“I am very happy to be part of European and world cinema as a British filmmaker.” WorldBritishCinemaFilmmakerVery Happy Author:Mike Leigh
“As a general habit and general tendency, I prefer not to bog a piece down with a great number of transitory, contemporary references, because in the end, I'm concerned, not in an abstract way, but an actual way, with creating a world which has a universality to it - even though what goes on is made up of texture and detail, contemporary detail.” WorldHabitConcernedAbstract Author:Mike Leigh
