Shane Meadows

In the Sixties, it was mods and rockers, and hippies and casuals, whereas in the early Eighties, there was Goths, punks, mods,…

— Shane Meadows

I haven't forgotten what it was like to be a kid; especially a misunderstood one

— Shane Meadows

Every kid comes to a point in his life, where you listen to your Dad, but then you go into the street…

— Shane Meadows

There were more people against going into Iraq than there were going into the Falklands... but the shame I carry as a…

— Shane Meadows

I suppose my dream was always about existing outside of London. Obviously the film world 10 years ago, when I first kicked…

— Shane Meadows

In the Eighties, the landscape was changing. No one knew if they had a future. It's not like now. There was no…

— Shane Meadows

In London, there must be thousands of people in the business of making films, whereas in Nottingham or Sheffield, you're probably talking…

— Shane Meadows

Bullying and violence that exists in someone can also be inherent in a nation without us knowing it.

— Shane Meadows

If you look back on the period, the 1980s has never been seen as cool. You think of the music, and it…

— Shane Meadows

The violence at the end is about personal torture.

— Shane Meadows

I'm obviously first and foremost a British filmmaker on a global scale, but when it comes to narrowing it down, I really…

— Shane Meadows

You have to make a film and make it interesting, so you can't have a shot of you cleaning your teeth just…

— Shane Meadows

As a director, your job can range from having to lean on someone to get a performance out of them, to someone…

— Shane Meadows