It's obviously presumptuous in some ways to talk about somebody's sexuality who's not here to describe themselves. — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
It's nice to stretch in different directions and use different muscles. You can get swallowed into Hollywood, where it's all about bums… — Kevin Macdonald Actor Copy Share Image
When I was growing up on Loch Lomondside, one of the first albums I ever bought was Marley's 'Uprising.' I guess that… — Kevin Macdonald Albums Copy Share Image
The only obligation you have as a film-maker is to tell your version of the truth and to use your film to… — Kevin Macdonald Cinema Copy Share Image
I was a teenager in the '80s, and I was always a bit dismissive of Houston, as I think a lot of… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
With fiction, I've grown to really love the challenge of lying, the challenge of telling a good tale that isn't truthful, and… — Kevin Macdonald Character Copy Share Image
The thing with newspapers is that they are a filter. We're relying on the editors of that paper to be a filter… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
I always loved digging away at the story, trying to find out things that people don't want you to find out and… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
People listen to The Beatles, but while they were muscially influential, they weren't culturally influential in quite the same way. You can… — Kevin Macdonald Beatles Copy Share Image
I was fascinated by making a submarine movie, inspired by the Kursk disaster. This idea of being trapped down at the bottom… — Kevin Macdonald Disaster Copy Share Image
The tradition has always been that in Roman films, the Romans are always British, and it's usually posh British: Laurence Olivier and… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
You can go to places in Africa and Asia and find Marley graffiti. In the slums of Nairobi, you see his lyrics… — Kevin Macdonald Artist Copy Share Image
I've fallen out very badly with some of the subjects I've interviewed, because they see their lives a certain way; to step… — Kevin Macdonald Cinema Copy Share Image
Despite the limitations of the bulky 16mm camera and 10-minute film magazines, 'The Anderson Platoon' feels as spontaneous and fresh as any… — Kevin Macdonald Camera Copy Share Image
It feels like we're all so familiar now with the traditional three-act structure that, actually, stories that are more complex, more naughty,… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
When you see how people in the developing world react and how they use a camera, you realise how narcissistic we are… — Kevin Macdonald Cinema Copy Share Image
Like a lot of expatriate Scots, when you want to be called Scottish, it's useful. I see myself as being without nationality,… — Kevin Macdonald Being Copy Share Image
I did not want to depict Al Gashey as evil. I wanted him to come across as someone who did what he… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
I remember going to the university film club to see 'The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp' one night and being bowled… — Kevin Macdonald Beautiful Copy Share Image
The first documentary I saw that tried to show the actual experience of being a soldier in combat was 'The Anderson Platoon,'… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
