Nicolas Roeg Quotes

You make the movie through the cinematography - it sounds quite a simple idea, but it was like a huge revelation to me.

Movies That Grew Me Spirit of the Beehive—Victor Erice Walkabout—Nicolas Roeg Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus)—Marcel Camus Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory—Mel Stuart Ratcatcher—Lynne Ramsay Throne of Blood—Akira Kurosawa It’s a Wonderful Life—Frank Capra Drugstore Cowboy—Gus Van Sant The Deer Hunter—Michael Cimino The Wizard of Oz—Victor Fleming To Live—Zhang Yimou Persepolis—Marjane Satrapi

I got a cab and went back to the hotel, and they said, ‘How did it go?’ ‘It was about three and a half minutes – but it went very well, he’s doing it.’ I didn’t know whether to say I cast him or he’s cast me. It was the most bizarre casting, but it was wonderful.