I'm not a huge kind of visual director. For me, it's all about the acting. There's no greater buzz than working with actors and seeing what they can do and how much they can improve on what you'd written. That… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
Every film I've ever worked on, and that includes 'Braveheart' and 'Trainspotting,' I've always witnessed a director having a breakdown. Every director will have a day, without exception, where they just can't do it anymore, they don't know what to… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
If you go into a bank or a shop and you want them to believe that you're going to shoot them, that's an acting… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
The Vatican is like a huge kind of magician's club. The more you look into it the more awful it becomes. And they're laughing… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to confront your demons and sometimes even let them loose to genuinely find a place where you can gain some understanding. — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
In bringing the subject of religious oppression to a wider audience, I didn't just want to kick the Catholic Church but to poke a… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
I was on the set of 'Braveheart' and my mate says to me, 'Do you think this film will be any good?' And I… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
I did 'Deathly Hallows' so my kids could get on the 'Harry Potter' set. They met Daniel Radcliffe, who was a darling and couldn't… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as an actor giving positive criticism to a director. The minute you say 'Don't you think it would look nicer',… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
The Vatican has tried to condemn 'The Magdalene Sisters' as a pack of lies and that I've made it all up - I wish… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
I wanted to dismantle the bollocks that there's a military structure to a gang, with a leader, second leader, the good looking one, first… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
In terms of popular cinema, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' is as near perfection as I can think of. — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
