Alan Parker Quotes & Sayings
Enjoy the top 19 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Alan Parker.
Famous Quotes By Alan Parker
I'm a pluralist. I've always argued that as many different films as possible should be made. — Alan Parker
Most directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with. — Alan Parker
I'm always afraid someone's going to tap me on the shoulder one day and say, 'Back to North London.' — Alan Parker
If you'd been where I'd been ... if you'd seen the things I'd seen! ... you ... you'd be me ... Or someone following me around ... — Alan Parker
Well, if you ask any filmmaker how they got into it, everyone came a different route. Ive never actually watched another director work. — Alan Parker
It doesn't matter what the technology is - no one will watch a Peter Greenaway film anyway. — Alan Parker
Have a go. Anybody can do it. — Alan Parker
I was once described by one of my critics as an aesthetic fascist. — Alan Parker
Period recreation is very difficult unless you make a black-and-white movie. — Alan Parker
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
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
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
I've always been completely autocratic. I've never learned to be diplomatic or democratic. — Alan Parker
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
Film-making is a physically hard job. — Alan Parker
Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons. — Alan Parker
The films that I do tend to polarise people's views. — Alan Parker
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