I'm now beginning to feel that the pessimistic vision is not for the movies..

A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience..

I said I would do all the films about the commercials, and the films about ball-bearings and Ford tractors and so on, if once a year they gave me mon….

A style is not a matter of camera angles or fancy footwork, it's an expression, an accurate expression of your particular opinion..

Minority views expressed in films simply don't sell tickets..

The British cinema had been very dull and conformist..