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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. "

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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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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. "