Quotes by Roland Joffe

About Roland Joffe:

Roland Joffé is an English-born French film director who is known for his Oscar nominated movies The Killing Fields and The Mission. He began his career in television. His early television credits included episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada. He gained a reputation for hard-hitting political stories with the series Bill Brand and factual dramas for Play for Today.
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It's hard to blame someone because they simply don't have time.

Roland Joffe

I think the job of movie reviewing can be really tough. If a film has layers that need to be thought about, it's easy to get missed the first time around.

Roland Joffe

I think that will be a lot of fun for audiences to get the same stream of consciousness that was going through my head at the time. It was very exciting to suddenly recall what I was feeling at the time.

Roland Joffe

I like cinema audiences. I respect them, and I talk to them just like I would anybody I know.

Roland Joffe

Much of Indian science seems intuitive and not bound by the rigid thinking of classical scientists.

Roland Joffe

Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film.

Roland Joffe

I cannot forget a conversation that I had with an elderly couple from the tribe. They asked me whether I would kill them after I had finished. When I asked them why they asked that, they replied, Because you white men always do!

Roland Joffe

When you look at our world, the truth is that we're all under the influence of politics.

Roland Joffe

Even if we don't know it or aren't aware of it, politics and philosophy are really what make our up lives.

Roland Joffe

The actor is concerned with his own bit of it, but the director's somehow trying to work the whole thing into a much bigger picture. It's like conducting an orchestra.

Roland Joffe

Author Bio

  • NameRoland Joffe
  • DescriptionEnglish and French film/television director and producer
  • BornNovember 17, 1945
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; France
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Film Producer