It's hard to know whether certain characters come to life or not, they either come to have their own life or they don't. I've written many things in which the characters just remain inert. — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
Well, I suppose I'm interested in ways of storytelling and in stories that are about storytelling. — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
Films have gotten leaner and leaner, cutting out all variations from the story line. — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
In Dreams... well, I was slightly overcompensating with that. I was a bit like a director for hire, so maybe I was putting too… — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
The whole Ireland was taken over by greed and materialism. It was extraordinary. The price of every house had skyrocketed. If you were a… — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
My conception of it was that in a normal film you have a story with different movements that program, develop, go a little bit… — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
If movies have to satisfy every possible quadrant before they're even made, they're dull. You only get great things when people overreach themselves. — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
It's nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put at your disposal to make a film as long… — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
The Company of Wolves doesn't belong in any category, so it's difficult to prepare an audience for it. It's not a horror film, it's… — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
The great thing about fairy tales and myths is that they go beyond character. They're not about character. They're about more basic things. They're… — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
I've had three novels published, and I was working a little bit in theater in Ireland. I wrote one film script just to see… — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
I hoped that grief was similar to the other emotions. That it would end, the way happiness did. Or laughter. — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
