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He's [constable] A Great Painter As Far As It Goes, But I Don't Think He's Remotely Interesting. Not Really. It's Very Pretty And It's Very Thorough, But It's Not Evocative, It's Not Dramatic, It Doesn't Do What Beethoven Does - It Doesn't Shake You Down To The Roots Of Your Soul, Which Turner Does. Constable Is Just Very Nice, Basically. And Moving On To Personality, Constable Was A Very Dull Character.

Given The Events Of Even The 19th Century, Zionism Was Inevitable. Given The Events Of The 20th Century, Israel Was Inevitable.

My Work Requires Acting At Its Most Committed - It Demands Actors Of Enormous Resilience, But Also Intelligence And Wit. It Doesn't Work For Narcissistic Or Selfish Actors.

I Think Michael Caine Is A Perfectly Good Actor But It's Obvious He's Not Going To Be In One Of My Films.

I Hate Period Films - And There Are Plenty Of Them - Where They Say, "let's Not Do Contemporary Language Because The Audience Won't Understand It;" "let's Not Make The Girls Wear Corsets, Because It's Not Sexy" And All That Sort Of Thing. Gradually It Disintegrates Into A No Man's Land: You Don't Really Believe It's A Period Scene And It Doesn't Feel Like It's Now Because It's Not Now. You Don't Feel It's Quite Real And You Don't Believe In It.