There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point?

- Neil Jordan

The great thing about fairy tales and myths is that they go beyond character. They're not about character. They're about more basic things. They're a…

- Neil Jordan

It's hard to know whether certain characters come to life or not, they either come to have their own life or they don't. I've written many things in …

- Neil Jordan

If movies have to satisfy every possible quadrant before they're even made, they're dull. You only get great things when people overreach themselves.

- Neil Jordan

If you're brought up Catholic, you're convinced of magic at a very early age. You're convinced the world isn't entirely real, which is a kind of conv…

- Neil Jordan

Never make a promise - you may have to keep it.

- Neil Jordan

For me, the filmmaking has to be about the dramaturgy.

- Neil Jordan

I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well.

- Neil Jordan

I hoped that grief was similar to the other emotions. That it would end, the way happiness did. Or laughter.

- Neil Jordan