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
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
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
The perfect no-stress environment is the grave. When we change our perception we gain control. The stress becomes a challenge, not a threat. When we commit to action, to actually doing something rather than feeling trapped by events, the stress in our life becomes manageable. – Greg Anderson