The problem with the British film industry is that it's really the American film industry, or a small branch of in lots of ways because of the common language. But it's great to see some individual voices still there. I… — David Mackenzie Copy Share
I think that's my approach: If it feels right for a scene to be whole, to hold on without cutting for a long time,… — David Mackenzie Copy Share Image
I don't have any interest in doing superhero franchise movies. I don't connect to the fantastic and I'm not a comic person, it's just not my thing, so I'm not looking in that direction - but ambitious films on a big scale I'm very interested in looking at. I'm interested in reality, I'm interested in people, so it's just about… — David Mackenzie Copy Share
The way I generally work is that I do try to leave as many decisions as I possibly can to the day of, because it feels like that's where you're most in tune to what's going on. I sort of feel like my job is to be a conduit to opportunities, to maximize the creativity of the day itself -… — David Mackenzie Copy Share
The problem with American cinema is that because you're making films with huge amounts of money you need to hit the lowest common denominator… — David Mackenzie Copy Share Image
“It's dark now. But they feel each others' breath. And they know all they need to know. They kiss. And they feel each others' tears on their cheeks. And if there had been anybody left to see them, then they would look like normal lovers, caressing each others' faces, bodies close together, eyes closed, oblivious to the world around them.… — David MacKenzie Copy Share
The problem with the British film industry is that it's really the American film industry, or a small branch of in lots of ways because of the common language. But it's great to see some individual voices still there. I think I probably gravitate towards a slightly more European, auteur model rather than the studio thing. I think it would… — David Mackenzie Copy Share
People start realising that I'm a responsible filmmaker and I'm not going to run away with the budget or do anything stupid. I think… — David Mackenzie Copy Share Image
I'm really glad Westerns have had a revival. Hopefully our little resurgence will last a while. — David Mackenzie Copy Share Image
I find most American films annoy me because their third act tends to be tying up loose ends and returning to moral values and… — David Mackenzie Copy Share Image
America is a country of comparatively recent immigrants, so I'm part of a line there and the old Americans were thrown off their land… — David Mackenzie Copy Share Image
As I get more confident as a filmmaker, I don't need to prepare so much in advance. I can trust that I and my… — David Mackenzie Copy Share Image
