In general I think that in art you only have the responsibility to tell the truth. Ken Loach Read Quote
If all political parties are committed to the role of the free market, the politicians act as, I don’t know, as traffic policemen; they stand outside the ring and let the real decisions be slugged out by entrepreneurs. That doesn’t seem to me a proper democracy. Ken Loach Read Quote
If you’re a politician, you can see there might be times when, to secure the greater good, you have to take a backwards step. That is a matter of tactics. Ken Loach Read Quote
My mum was a peacemaker, and in personal things I tend to do that, because I can’t deal with personal conflict. I find that horrible. Ken Loach Read Quote
It’s a great privilege to make a film, to have it shown, and for people to see it. Ken Loach Read Quote
People talk about Thatcherism all the time. I felt it was important to record the memories of those almost written out of history who upheld the spirit of ’45. Ken Loach Read Quote
Film can do lots of things: It can produce alternative ideas, ask questions, just record the reality of what’s happening, it can analyze what’s happening. Of course, most commercial films are controlled by big corporations who have an interest in not doing those films. Ken Loach Read Quote
