I Didn't Just See Myself

I Think, Just As Footballers Play Better At Home, Maybe Film-makers, Too, Create Better At Home, Even Though The Rules Of Football Are The Same Wherever You Go.

I Had Intended To Make Another Film, Called Pocket Money, Which Was To Be About Children At A School. I Was Very Much Intrigued By The Story [of Close Up] - It Came Into My Dreams And I Was Very Much Influenced By It. So I Called My Producer And Asked That We Put Aside Pocket Money And Start Something Else, And He Agreed.

In Order To Be Universal, You Have To Be Rooted In Your Own Culture.

I Think I'm No Different To My Friends Who Are Doctors Or Businessmen Or Architects - We All Started Watching Films Of The Golden Age Together. But Whether I'm Making Films Or Writing Poetry Or Doing Photography, It's Very Much Rooted In My Sense Of Unease. And That's Really Where Everything Goes Back To.

It Seems That Film-makers Are Being Divided Between Those Working In Digital And Those Who Are Not. I Think It's Not Something Predetermined - It All Depends On What Project We Have In Mind, And On That Basis We Choose The Medium.