Alan Parker Quotes

A great movie evolves when everybody has the same vision in their heads.

~ Alan Parker

Everybody Great Great Movie Heads Movie Same Vision

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Most directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with.

~ Alan Parker

Directors Heads Lists Little Most People Really Want Work

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Period recreation is very difficult unless you make a black-and-white movie.

~ Alan Parker

Difficult Make Movie Period Recreation Unless Very You

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

~ Alan Parker

Against Am Death Death Penalty I Am Much Penalty Personally Reasons Several Very

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Rain is also very difficult to film, particularly in Ireland because it's quite fine, so fine that the Irish don't even acknowledge that it exists.

~ Alan Parker

Acknowledge Also Because Difficult Even Exists Film Fine Ireland Irish Particularly Quite Rain Very

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The films that I do tend to polarise people's views.

~ Alan Parker

Films People Tend Views

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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

Craziness Directors Editing Film Film Set Lot Prefer Process Set Solitude

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Film-making is a physically hard job.

~ Alan Parker

Film-Making Hard Hard Job Job Physically

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I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.

~ Alan Parker

Against Always Argued Art Art Form Collaborative Films Form Good Good People Had Help Make Me Movies People Some Theory

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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 a pretty odd feeling.

~ Alan Parker

Bit Familiar Feeling Good Movies Odd Pretty Quite Realise Seems Something Sometimes Start Then Think Turn Turn-On TV Watching

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

~ Alan Parker

Aesthetic Critics Fascist Once

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I'm a pluralist. I've always argued that as many different films as possible should be made.

~ Alan Parker

Always Argued Different Films Made Many Possible Should

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I'm always afraid someone's going to tap me on the shoulder one day and say, 'Back to North London.'

~ Alan Parker

Afraid Always Back Day Going London Me North One Day Say Shoulder Someone Tap

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

~ Alan Parker

Always Autocratic Been Democratic Diplomatic Learned Never

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Making a film is so hard that if you don't have your main actors going along with the ride with the rest of the crew it can make your life very difficult.

~ Alan Parker

Actor Along Crew Difficult Film Going Hard Life Main Make Making Rest Ride Very You Your

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