Stephen Daldry Quotes

Stephen Daldry — English Director born on May 02, 1960,

Stephen David Daldry, CBE is an English director and producer of both film and theatre. He has won the Tony Award for his work on Broadway, and has directed several feature films that have been nominated for Best Director and/or Best Picture at the Academy Awards. These films are Billy Elliot, The Hours, The Reader and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close... (wikipedia)

You go through a process of refinement and getting rid of the excesses of your early youth in terms of your excitement about what theatre can do.

I've never been to Hollywood. I can count the number of times I've been to Los Angeles on my hands. I've never made a movie there and I've never been there for working reasons. The only reason to go there is for silly awards shows.

They're a redefinition of boredom... the most important thing you need to know about an awards show is where is the nearest smoking opportunity.

There has been one defining production for me in each decade.

I never want to make a film. I don't wake up in the morning going, 'Ooh, I'd really love to be on set making a film today'. I'm aware that other contemporary film directors perceive film-making as what they do, as what they have to do. But I would hope that I am more catholic in my tastes.

Stephen Daldry Quotes

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