Quotes

I think short films are looked down on by some as the poor relation of the film world the same way short stories are sniffed at in literary circles and at times they almost feel like the artistic equivalent of an endangered species.

In the end, every performance, slick visual and cool piece of music is in service to advancing the story first and foremost... style comes a distant second.

Darkness is attractive in movies and troubled characters are a lot more interesting than well adjusted types who are at home by 9 pm. Of course that also means I should not be expecting any directing offers from Disney anytime soon.

It would be to shoot a story set during the rise and fall of the New Romantic scene. [On future projects he would like to direct]

A good film stands up no matter what format you watch it in. Because it legally wasn't available in Ireland at the time, I had to watch Clockwork Orange for the first time in black and white with French subtitles as that's how it came out when taped from some obscure cable channel. I still knew it was a great film within minutes though.

[on Spears (2022)] "What's interesting is when the three protagonists decide to hit back at another group, the line between the good guys and bad guys becomes blurred very quickly and it's hard to tell them apart after a while. That's why I love the Neo-Noir genre; things are never simply black and white, moral ambiguity abounds... like real life."