I was once described by one of my critics as an aesthetic fascist.

- Alan Parker

I've always been completely autocratic. I've never learned to be diplomatic or democratic.

- Alan Parker

I turn on the TV sometimes, start watching something and think: 'This seems quite good, a bit familiar.' Then I realise … It's one of my movies. It's…

- Alan Parker

Have a go. Anybody can do it.

- Alan Parker

A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.

- Alan Parker

A Great Movie Evolves when Everybody Has the Same Vision in Their Heads.

- Alan Parker

If you'd been where I'd been... if you'd seen the things I'd seen!... you... you'd be me... Or someone following me around.

- Alan Parker

Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.

- Alan Parker

Film-making is a physically hard job.

- Alan Parker