Film Industry Quotes

The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer.

The really successful work in England tends to be working-class writers telling working-class stories. The film industry has been slow to wake up to that, for a variety of reasons. It still shocks me how few films are written or made in England about working-class life, given that those are the people who go to movies.

Film-makers in Belgium are seen as arts and crafts makers. It is a small country. There is not really a film industry there at all.

If I was not allowed to mention that I was in the film industry, I could go six months without getting a kiss.

When people are feeling insecure about their jobs and there are cuts to be made, it's hard to put up an argument that the film industry needs funding.