It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
Alan CummingThe whole film is about people being convinced that they can reduce themselves to their archetypes.
Atom EgoyanAlways when you are doing films, the themes swallow you in one way or another.
Alejandro Gonzalez InarrituI started off writing TV adverts. I saw those as rehearsals for a feature film.
Alejandro Gonzalez InarrituEveryone starts a film thinking that it would be a big hit. But sometimes it goes haywire.
Anil Kapoor'Bombay Velvet' is my first film in a trilogy about Bombay, before it became a metropolis.
Anurag KashyapPeople on series are now given a lot more opportunities, sometimes more than film actors.
Alyssa MilanoOf course, like all film-makers I've been mesmerised by cinema since I was a child.
Anthony MinghellaI've often gone to start a film only to find the producers surprised to discover that I'm American.
Alessandro Nivola