For example, the character of Claire in In Dreams wasn't imagined enough by me. Annette Bening is a great actress, and she gave a great performance, but because I hadn't fully written it essentially the character wasn't finished. — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
I don't think we have enough imaginary creatures in cinema. It seems like we're stuck with zombies, vampires, and werewolves. We should have everything. We should have minotaurs. We should have elves. We should have mermen in popular culture. But… — 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
