Ben Wheatley Quotes

Ben Wheatley — English Director born on December 30, 1972,

Ben Wheatley is an English director of feature films, TV comedy shows, adverts and idents, animated shorts and internet viral ads... (wikipedia)

The only genre I have any problem with is musicals, but that's just my own tastes it's nothing to do with the films.

There's no way you can shoot low-budget stuff on lots of locations. It's just a practicality thing because every time you move, it costs time and money.

You really have to be careful with the clues you lay into the film - if they're too heavy-handed, or you've pandered to a slightly stupider audience, then you've spoiled it for the people who are even slightly smart.

If you judge everything by how photographically real it looks, then you're missing out on a lot of what art is about and what communication is. There are ambiguities in life, and that should be reflected in art, cinema, and storytelling, I think.

You can muscle your way to the top as long as you're part of the production, which I am. I'm knitted into the money, so it's very hard to extricate me from the decision-making dynamic.

Ben Wheatley Quotes

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