Biography

John Maybury was born in 1958 in London, England, UK. He is a director and editor, known for Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998), Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies (1994) and The Jacket (2005).

I've been offered lots and lots of scripts that I could have just done. I've only made three real feature films in 25 years. Which kind of says I'm not being driven by making money.

I mean, I've never fitted in with the art world proper. The art world has always thought I was too commercial. And the commercial world always thought I was too arty. You can't please anybody.

A face is a landscape. Watching the tiniest movement on a face on a huge screen is an astonishing thing.