Watching people just look out for themselves, I think, is extremely interesting. It goes right back to something like The Beggars Opera – the underbelly of society, how it operates, and how that reflects their so-called betters. – Peter Mullan
There are some people who walk into a room and they oxygenate it, by their very being theres fresh air. Then there are those who come in with the smell of death and they suck the life out. – Peter Mullan
Theres no such thing as an actor giving positive criticism to a director. The minute you say Dont you think it would look nicer…, that directors going to hate your guts. Particularly if its a good idea. – Peter Mullan
Truth is I dont think God on a daily basis. I think politics, science. – Peter Mullan
In the worship of Bacchus, we have sacrificed too freely…. Why not consecrate ourselves to the queen of the Camelias, and revel in the warm stream of sympathy that flows from her altar? In the liquid amber within the ivory-porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius… – Okakura KakuzÅ