For me, all you want from your actor is for them to engage on a deeply emotional level with the material. If you feel like that happens, directing the actors is pretty much done at that point. Andrew Haigh Read Quote
I think the films that work the best are the ones that seem to be about one thing but then, under the surface, bubbling away, are lots more important questions that you’re not really aware of, and when you leave the cinema, your mind is ablaze with different thoughts! Andrew Haigh Read Quote
I’m happy to do gay material, and I’m gay, and I’m not embarrassed about it, but it’s nice not being limited to only doing gay material. Andrew Haigh Read Quote
The reality of our lives is never like what you see in those romantic comedies or dramas. Things don’t always end good. Things don’t usually end good. Andrew Haigh Read Quote
Personally, I don’t like to talk too much to the actors about the camera choices because I feel like the way I want them to perform is as if it feels very rooted in the real world and that I’m essentially stepping back and just watching and hoping they feel safe with me watching. Andrew Haigh Read Quote
We have a choice every day to do whatever we do, and that choice is quite scary because it could absolutely change everything about our lives. It’s important to keep reminding myself that I have a choice. Andrew Haigh Read Quote
I think there’s always a conflict within me about being comfortable and secure and then being an individual and fighting for what I want to be on an individual basis. Andrew Haigh Read Quote
You work really hard on something, and you know you can’t always make great work. It just doesn’t happen like that, I don’t think, at least not for most people, anyways. Andrew Haigh Read Quote
The endings to me are the key moment in ‘Weekend’ and ’45 Years.’ I know how I want my gut to feel at the ending. Even if I can’t articulate in words what that feeling is, I’m trying to find ways to get there. Andrew Haigh Read Quote
