Art Quote by Alan Parker

“I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.” quote by Alan Parker — Download Open image

“I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.”

Alan Parker

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I've always been completely autocratic. I've never learned to be diplomatic or democratic.

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I'm always afraid someone's going to tap me on the shoulder one day and say, 'Back to North London'.

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A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.

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Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.

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I'm a pluralist. I've always argued that as many different films as possible should be made.

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Most directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with.

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I turn on the TV sometimes, start watching something and think: 'This seems quite good, a bit familiar.' Then I realise... It's one of…

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If you'd been where I'd been... if you'd seen the things I'd seen!... you... you'd be me... Or someone following me around...

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Well, if you ask any filmmaker how they got into it, everyone came a different route. Ive never actually watched another director work.

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Film-making is a physically hard job.

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