All Peter Mullan Quotes
- Life is much weirder than fiction; nothing's more absurd. Absurd
- A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy. Actor
- A script is utterly useless in and of itself; it's only of any worth the minute your actors, your designers, your directors come into being. Actor
- There's a part of bohemia I love. The lack of prejudice, the lack of aggression, I love the lack, for the most part, of competitiveness.… Aggression
- It takes a very strong brain to resist the absolutes, the myths that the media and the politicians peddle - the idea that if you… Absolutes
- I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.' Age
- In the acting game, you spend a long time fighting against what the director perceives you to be. And half the time the directors don't… Acting
- If I'm at home on my own and the writing isn't going well, I clean my house. And there have been times in the past… Been
- I find the world more absurd now than I did when I was a kid. Absurd
- Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. And that's what… Achieve
- When things are really painful, I turn it into comedy. Comedy
- 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… Anymore
- The films that I really enjoy now are films that are made by, for wont of a better word, mavericks. Better
- 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 finger… Anymore
- Sometimes you have to confront your demons and sometimes even let them loose to genuinely find a place where you can gain some understanding. Confront
- It's not so much that I want to direct but that I have to. When I write something it terrifies me that if I give… Baby
- Watching people just look out for themselves, I think, is extremely interesting. It goes right back to something like 'The Beggar's Opera' - the underbelly… Beggar
- What point is there to all the wealth and power that America may have if they can't look after its own? All
- The Vatican has tried to condemn 'The Magdalene Sisters' as a pack of lies and that I've made it all up - I wish I… All
- I was on the set of 'Braveheart' and my mate says to me, 'Do you think this film will be any good?' And I really… Any