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Alan Parker Quotes

I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.

"Alan Parker: 'I like the craziness of the film set'". Interview with Andrew Pulver, www.theguardian.com. January 24, 2013.

A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.

"Alan Parker: 'I like the craziness of the film set'" by Andrew Pulver, www.theguardian.com. January 24, 2013.

Film-making is a physically hard job.

"Alan Parker: 'I like the craziness of the film set'". Interview with Andrew Pulver, www.theguardian.com. January 24, 2013.

I turn on the TV sometimes, start watching something and think: 'This seems quite good, a bit familiar.' Then I realise … It's one of my movies. It's a pretty odd feeling.

"Alan Parker: 'I like the craziness of the film set'". Interview with Andrew Pulver, www.theguardian.com. January 24, 2013.

The films that I do tend to polarise people's views.

"'Awards stink. Especially when other people win them and you don't'". BFI interview, www.bfi.org.uk. March 10, 2003.