The great thing about not having a script is there's nothing you have to shoot that day. When you start filming, you can shoot anything you want. There's no pressure to shoot anything. Whatever interests you that day is what you're shooting. That's a big liberation that makes it more enjoyable and more relaxed. I think if you have that kind of framework it can make it a much more satisfying thing to work on and to watch as well.
If you make a film set in London or in Pakistan or wherever, the thing that interests me is the relationships between individuals - individuals and s… - Michael Winterbottom
If you make a film set in London or in Pakistan or wherever, the thing that interests me is the relationships between individuals - individuals and s…
- Michael Winterbottom
I'm a fan of music from all over the world. - Michael Winterbottom
I'm a fan of music from all over the world.
A lot of the aspects of the world of the film are amalgams of things that already exist. - Michael Winterbottom
A lot of the aspects of the world of the film are amalgams of things that already exist.
There's a lot of ridiculous hypocrisy about sex in films today. And that's one of the reasons why I made 9 Songs, to say, "Why can't you put sex in a… - Michael Winterbottom
There's a lot of ridiculous hypocrisy about sex in films today. And that's one of the reasons why I made 9 Songs, to say, "Why can't you put sex in a…
When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them. - Michael Winterbottom
When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them.
When you're working with a script and you have three pages for that day, you have to shoot that. It can become sort of like a prison, because by the … - Michael Winterbottom
When you're working with a script and you have three pages for that day, you have to shoot that. It can become sort of like a prison, because by the …
I prefer to take actors and put them in real settings and real locations and real situations rather than create artificial locations that serve the c… - Michael Winterbottom
I prefer to take actors and put them in real settings and real locations and real situations rather than create artificial locations that serve the c…
You can almost take the book and use it as a script. - Michael Winterbottom
You can almost take the book and use it as a script.
I don't particularly like the idea that there's an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to convey this bit of information or em… - Michael Winterbottom
I don't particularly like the idea that there's an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to convey this bit of information or em…
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