I consider all drama to be the opportunity to see the world from another person’s point of view. That seems to be the point of drama, really. And thereby to encourage understanding and even love. Joe Wright Read Quote
I was once called a hack, and when you put as much emotion into a piece of work as I do, to be called a hack is really heartbreaking. Joe Wright Read Quote
Blue Velvet’ changed my life forever. It was like I’d always read Chaucer and suddenly discovered Charles Bukowski. It made me understand that there is poetry of sublime ecstasy and dark terror, and it spoke to a side of me that hadn’t been reached before. Joe Wright Read Quote
When I left college, I though that I would be immediately embraced by the film world and instead found myself sitting in a squat for three years not knowing what to do with my life. Joe Wright Read Quote
I kind of muddled through ‘Pride & Prejudice,’ but with ‘Atonement,’ I knew what I was doing. That makes it sound like I had no doubt. I had doubts – I didn’t know whether it would work. But I knew exactly what I wanted to try to do. Joe Wright Read Quote
I fell in love with film and its potential. The idea of putting one image next to another image and creating meaning blew my mind. Joe Wright Read Quote
It’s not something someone sets out to do – I never really set out to make movies about strong fighting women, but it just seems to happen that way. I’ve certainly known some, and I think my sister was probably a big influence. Joe Wright Read Quote
With ‘Atonement,’ I put a lot of pressure on myself, and then I made an advert for Chanel, which ‘broke the camel’s back’ emotionally. Joe Wright Read Quote
