The whole thing about making films in an organic film on location is that its not all about characters, relationships and themes, its also about place and the poetry of place. Its about the spirit of what you find, the accidents of what you stumble across. – Mike Leigh
My work is about life as you and I experience it. Youre either lucky or youre not lucky either your relationship works or it doesnt. – Mike Leigh
My work requires acting at its most committed – it demands actors of enormous resilience, but also intelligence and wit. It doesnt work for narcissistic or selfish actors. – Mike Leigh
Ive worked on films where the budgets are almost limitless and youre in trailers that are bigger than a hotel room. Youre taken care of and the food is amazing, the quality of the job is amazing and then you work on smaller things but it never dictates my happiness or my willingness to go to work. – Dominic Monaghan